The exhibition ‘On the line: new perspectives on craft in Southeast Asia’
|
The research residencies of New for Old took place in December 2016, when twelve participants – six students from the Royal College of Art, who were paired with six local researchers and practitioners – explored the artistic practices and social conditions of craftswomen in Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, over the course of two weeks. The residency culminated in an exhibition “On the Line: New perspectives on craft in Southeast Asia” curated by Martina Margetts, Senior Tutor in Critical & Historical Studies at the Royal College of Art, and designed by the London-based practice Mentsen. The exhibition open to coincide with London Craft Week at The Aram Gallery, from 4 May to 17 June 2017. Vietnam Rural Industries Development and Research Institute (VIRI) is so honor to be project partner of British Council in Vietnam to run the project “New for Old” aiming at providing new opportunities for female artisans and makers in the craft sector within Southeast Asia. The research residencies of New for Old took place in December 2016, when twelve participants – six students from the Royal College of Art, who were paired with six local researchers and practitioners – explored the artistic practices and social conditions of craftswomen in Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, over the course of two weeks. The residency culminated in an exhibition “On the Line: New perspectives on craft in Southeast Asia” curated by Martina Margetts, Senior Tutor in Critical & Historical Studies at the Royal College of Art, and designed by the London-based practice Mentsen. The exhibition open to coincide with London Craft Week at The Aram Gallery, from 4 May to 17 June 2017. The exhibition features impressions and unique materials collected by Royal College of Art students and local researchers during their residencies in Southeast Asia. Structured around three themes – craftsmanship, community and commerce – the exhibition highlights the current state of craft practice in these three countries through the eyes of the researchers.
|