Arthub Favorite Week 24

The cruel summer has arrived. The dread of stepping outdoors has descended upon us. But who wants to be cooped up at home all day? Shopping malls have become our new sanctuary; they shield us from Southeast Asia’s notoriously oppressive summer rain and heat.

Arthub is intrigued by this transformation of commercial venues into public spaces. Where once we went for the purchase and trade of material goods, we now view malls as a place of rest and relaxation. This undoubtedly affects our perception of the objects housed within these expanding walls—the way we regularly perceive and interact with them.

With all this in mind, Arthub would like to introduce Capturing the Intangible, Sanitas Pradittasnee’s solo exhibition opening in Bangkok on 7 July. Join Sanitas this Thursday and see what he has to say about object worship.

Duration: July 7 – August 13, 2016
Venue: The Art Center, 7th Fl, Center of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, Phyathai Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok

Long-accumulated values have turned into beliefs that are coded into symbols, be they behaviors and rituals and man-made objects such as statues and architecture. The stronger the materiality of beliefs, the more obscure their true meanings become. The object of worship is then the appearance, not the essence.

Sanitas Pradittasnee has considered the shape and form of symbols in which beliefs reside and tried to capture belief in its various manifestations. Her attempts to transform what is intangible into an experience has led to the questioning of the core of belief and the truth of life.

The exhibition Capturing the Intangible comprises ten sculptures and installations. The artist has constructed a space that explores life’s meaning and offers a journey from an outer layer to a core. The artworks reverse forms of belief and their assigned meanings, thus giving the audience an opportunity to look right through emptiness and see substance.

About the artist and her studio

Sanitas Studio is a Landscape and Art studio led by Sanitas Pradittasnee with a team of architects and landscape architects. Sanitas studio works in the area between landscape architecture and Fine Art, inspired by social context, deep cultural research and seamless boundary between landscape architecture and Fine Art.

Sanitas Studio’ works include sculptural work, art installation and landscape architecture projects. By working in varying scale, each work is being explored in the possibility of built environment, its meaning and its interaction with people.

For more information about the exhibition, please click here.