Arin Rungjang (born and lives in Bangkok, Thailand) received his BFA from Silpakorn University, Bangkok, and has participated in exchange and artist-in-residency programs in Berlin, Paris, the Philippines, Taipei, London, Antwerp and New York City. Arin represented Thailand at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013) and presented work at documenta 14, Kassel (2017). Rungjang produces site-specific installations and videos to foster various social interactions characterized by inclusiveness and open-heartedness, including cooking lessons and communal meals, taking up residence and hosting guests in galleries, and working with marginalized populations.
Works
Arin Rungjang at Harbourfront Centre
Location: Harbourfront Centre
Ravisara is a multi-channel video installation exploring stories and strategies of postcolonial resistance among Thai female immigrants in Germany. Choreographed, performed, and filmed as a means of both translation and to protect individual identities, six women’s stories are presented as part of the installation. Rungjang’s practice is invested in how…
Programs
Toronto Biennial of Art at Nuit Blanche Toronto
Location: Harbourfront Centre
The Toronto Biennial of Art and Harbourfront Centre will present Arin Rungjang’s Ravisara as part of Nuit Blanche Toronto 2019. On view at Harbourfront Centre’s Artport Gallery and vitrines the night of October 5, this multi-channel video installation explores stories and strategies of postcolonial resistance among Thai female immigrants in…