Thailand | Naima Morelli

Published! 5 Thai Artists Making Socio-Political Works

09-01-2019

As I’m gearing up to leave for a reportage on contemporary art in Thailand in February, I’m gathering all the preliminary research in these pieces for Cobo. These encapsulate my core areas of interest (you might have read already 5 Thai Artists that Connect Us to Spirituality)

I really love to make those articles that gather artists by topic. I see them as so much more than simple listicles. I have the chance to research the practice of an artist in depth, and then distill the essence of their practice in a few paragraphs. In this way I’m also able to see how artists from the same country have different approaches to the same topic. By spotting similarities and differences, I can start grasping some sort of whole and overarching narrative.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Thai Artists and Spirituality on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

13-11-2018

English, News, Published, Thailand, Uncategorized

ThaiArtistsSpirit

My new article “5 Thai Artists that Connect Us to Spirituality” has just been published on CoBo Social. Some of you may know my new research scope is Thailand, and I’m planning to visit for a reportage in 2019. My previous long-form reportage have been Indonesia (2013), Australia (2014), Singapore (2015-2017) and Cambodia (2018).

So what form do these reportage take in our multimedia world of information and “liquid society” (to quote Zygmunt Bauman)? Well, the form must also be flexible. The bulk of the Indonesia research ended up in a book. My Australian reportage took the shape of a series of articles and an exhibition in Rome. The Cambodian material has also come out as articles. The Singapore research has also become a book which is the process of being published as a web-series, every Monday on this blog and on Medium. For Thailand, I’m planning to realize some videos as well. Will see how it unfolds.

To go back to “5 Thai Artists that Connect Us to Spirituality”; I love to write these kind of pieces because they allow me to look deeply into the practice of artists thematically, and then summarize the essence of their work in few paragraphs. I learn so much from doing this work, and I’m so happy to have the chance to share it with you guys!

Here is the link to the article

Published! Interview with Natee Utarit on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

30-10-2018

English, Interview, News, Published, Thailand

NateeUtarit

“In the Forest of Fontainebleau, Natee remarried the world. He stepped away for a while from the human drama that is inherent in every social interaction and accessed a much slower, much quieter world, where he was not continuously bombarded by images and input from contemporary society. This allowed Natee to focus on the smaller folds of reality. It is similar to when you concentrate on subtle variations in your breathing while meditating. If you get to apply that same heightened attention to reality, everything around you transforms and takes the form of childlike wonder at the simplest things, like the sky, a sprinkle of light and the color of moss.”

In my new piece for CoBo, I have a conversation with Thai artist Natee Utarit about his new work for his show “Untitled Poems of Théodore Rousseau” at Tang Contemporary in Bangkok.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Tawan Wattuya on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

24-09-2018

English, Interview, Published, Research, Thailand

TawanWattuya

My interview with Thai artist Tawan Wattuya has just been published on the webmagazine CoBo. I met Tawan in Rome, on his way back from Taranto, South of Italy, where he had participated in a three-man show with Vasan Sitthiket and Tanasade Silaaphiwon.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! DIASPORA Exit, Exile, Exodus at MAIIAM for CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

04-05-2018

English, Essay, Interview, Published, Thailand

loredanaMAAIAM

CoBo Social has just published my new article where I discuss the show DIASPORA Exit, Exile, Exodus at MAIIAM in Chiang Mai with the curator Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani, as well as the importance of tackling geopolitical change in Southeast Asia from a variety of angles.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Vipoo Srivilasa on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

06-01-2018

Australia, English, Interview, Published, Thailand

We kick off the new year with the publication of an interview I did some time ago with ceramic artist Vipoo Srivilasa for CoBo Social. His work explores the similarities between the cultures of his native Thailand and his adoptive home, Australia. Vipoo’s art is playful and profound– as well as being highly collectible.

Here is the link to the interview

Published! Asia at Venice Architecture Biennale on Cobo

By: Naima Morelli

16-06-2016

English, Essay, Italy, Japan, Photostory, Published, Reportage, Singapore, Visit

ArchitectureBiennale

Hong-Kong based magazine Cobo has just published my report on this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale curated by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. The overarching theme for the show is “Reporting from the Front” and the Asian pavilions are very much in the spotlight.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Singapore National Gallery repositions SEA art on ArtsHub

By: Naima Morelli

20-11-2015

English, Indonesia, News, Published, Reportage, Research, Singapore, Visit

First signs of my research here in Singapore. Australian webmagazine ArtsHub has just published my article on the National Gallery of Singapore, which will open to public on the 24th of November.

Here’s the link to the piece

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Published! Thai Artists and Spirituality on CoBo

Published! Interview with Natee Utarit on CoBo

Published! Interview with Tawan Wattuya on CoBo

Published! DIASPORA Exit, Exile, Exodus at MAIIAM for CoBo

Published! Asia at Venice Architecture Biennale on Cobo

Published! Singapore National Gallery repositions SEA art on ArtsHub

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