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Kala Ensemble by Chitti Kasemkitvatana at The Mountain: Curated by Esther Lu (Taiwan) and Carolina Castro Jorquera (Chile)
The Mountain Algorithms
Curated by Esther Lu (Taiwan) and Carolina Castro Jorquera (Chile)
17 August – 24 November 2024
KMFA Gallery 104-105
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
Opening reception : 17 August 2024, 2:00-4:00 PM
Artists’ talk session, hosted by Yen Yi Lee, Esther Lu : 18 August 2024, 2:00-5:30 PM
Artists : Fernanda Barreto, Tania Candiani, Patricia Domínguez, Huang Ding Yun, Rngrang Hungul, Ya-Chu Kang, Chitti Kasemkitvatana, Nicole L’Huillier, lololol, Luo Jr-Shin, Rice Brewing Sisters Club, Oscar Santillán, Angela Su, Su Yu Hsin, Henry Tan, Constanza Alarcón Tennen, Wang Yung-An, Jason Wee and Wu Chi-Yu
The Mountain Algorithms unfolds the physical dimensions of time and geography, juxtaposing the wisdom of nature with artificial intelligence to create several compasses for understanding future ecological thinking and practices. The exhibition endeavors to redefine “ecological art” by examining how we can enhance and expand our sensory awareness, create organic processes and cooperative uses between natural and artificial technologies, and place greater emphasis on spiritual and cultural ecological thinking.
It also explores learning different rhythms and metabolic schemes, building ecological communities, cycles, and relationships, and how art can navigate the complex, unstable, and seemingly disintegrating network relationships to transform ecology into an alliance, a culture, and a force. Artists from Asia and Latin America propose various methodologies that lean towards ecofeminism—questioning the multiple domination of nature by anthropocentrism and capitalism. This deliberate sampling allows us to consciously reflect on the historical processes and environmental changes from various uneven decolonization contexts, presenting plural and diverse worldviews.
Organizer
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Moss Piglets
Official Support
Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government
Sponsors
National Culture and Arts Foundation, RSI, Simba Lion, Foundation Jumex, Michael Ku Gallery, Gallery VER, Global Green Material, Green Key
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Kala Ensemble
2024
Multimedia installation with 2 channels video, bamboo ‘tung’ sculpture and wall text “The universe is not locally real” in Chinese, English and Thai
Dimension variable
“Driven by an enduring curiosity about the nature of space, time, and matter in the universe, the artist explores these questions through the lenses of philosophy, Buddhism, astronomy, and physics, responding with a fluid artistic language over the years. The video images depict various ancient deities of time from different civilizations in northern Thailand, India, China, and Tibet, symbolizing the cyclical nature of time through a process of particle transformation. Traditional bamboo sculptures from the highlands of northern Thailand represent spatial forms. Meanwhile, recent breakthroughs in quantum physics are conveyed textually, illustrating that matter lacks specific properties until observed. This multimedia installation elegantly presents a unique perspective on spacetimemattering observation, suggesting the appearance of the observable universe to us at our situated moment.” – Esther Lu
Artist: Chitti Kasemkitvatana