Ruangsak Anuwatwimon is included in Mekong Voices: Transnational River Justice in Mainland Southeast Asia
On view from September 14, 2025 - February 22, 2026
At Gallery 201: Stanley and Selma Hollander Gallery and Gallery 203: Two South Gallery, Michigan, USA
How Do Rivers Speak?
The Mekong River, revered as the “Mother River” of Mainland Southeast Asia, is a vital ecological and cultural lifeline that sustains millions of people and diverse ecosystems across borders. Mekong Voices, a transnational exhibition emerging from the Mekong Culture WELL Project at Michigan State University, explores how rivers speak through human and more than human voices, especially as they face threats from development, damming, and climate change. Thai artist Ruangsak Anuwatwimon’s work serves as a central voice in this exhibition, translating the river’s memory, vulnerability, and resilience through natural materials and site-responsive practice. His art invites us to listen to the Mekong not merely as a resource, but as a living entity with stories, agency, and wisdom that challenge us to reconsider our relationship with water and the world around us.
