[spectre] The 7th Chiang Mai Social Installation: Mok-Muan

[by way of Andreas Broeckmann]

The 7th Chiang Mai Social Installation: Mok-Muan


("Mok-Muan" in Northern language means a participation of certain activity
that can create an out come to be a very present feeling to the eyes and to
the heart of the visitors.)

>Preface:
>	Chiang Mai Social Installation (CMSI) is an international 
>cultural event,
>which established since 1992 by a group of artists, professors, and
>students majoring in visual art of the Chiang Mai University.  The purpose
>of this event is to build a new tradition in the contemporary culture that
>can break down the institutional wall barrier, instead, to be able to work
>with the public spaces.  This is also a part of contemporary culture toward
>the community as well.
>	Since 1992, the project can managed to repeat the continuity of the art
>atmosphere toward the community years after years. Though, the titles of
>the events were various in names but it always involved with the response
>about that particular period of time.  If we were to count all of the
>events that have been organized, easy to see that they were the cause of
>complicated dimension and the complexity of time.  It is very hard to set
>up in an arrangement order in term of logical explanation.  It is very
>complicate to explain the way the management has portrayed in an
>unorganized manner (some were done on purposely/and some were not). For
>this reason, it has created the unique attraction for all the up coming
>events. The response from the international art critiques, the number of
>the artists that participated in each year, and the visitors that came to
>visit Chiang Mai in order to be apart of the events, and most important of
>all, the role that the event has taken as a task to eliminate the gap
>between arts and the audience.  Also, in hoping to establish a strong
>cultural community that is active and maintain the community interest into
>the future.
>
>Introduction:
>	In revising the role of the previous events, many questions has been
>raised.  This is the beginning of a new generation reassemble in order to
>answer all those questions into a modern term. This is a time of
>uncertainty, which occur between the present millenium.
>	The previous reassemble is aiming to consolidate the thinking process
>about arts toward the local audience through the help of art activities.
>The potential of gaining conflict discussions and the different view points
>without the rules of nationality, language, class, or any type of frame
>works.
>
>Principle and Reason:
>	Chiang Mai is a city of arts and culture that accumulated 
>over 7000 years
>ago.  It is one of a leading city in term of contemporary art and culture
>for the past decade.  Even during the economic crisis period, Chiang Mai,
>still remain its' cultural activities continuously.
>	This up coming event will be as a reminder as well as a 
>recreation of the
>amazing atmosphere in an art form.  Not only the event itself, but also the
>community will also experience the way that arts will be present and
>discuss among the local people.  The arts will help to cross the barrier of
>language, occupation, nationality, and class among the audience.
>	The goal is to create a relationship linkage within the 
>community.  This
>is a good occasion for the new generation to build up their understanding
>about their own community which they are living in.  Through the use of
>language and the art processes which can bring social participation.   The
>believed that culture development should be done continuously in order to
>create benefit and maintain the balance in each generation.
>
>
>Objective:
>1. To encourage the new generation artists to be able to show their
>creativity in the productive ways
>2. To promote the local youth to have a better understanding about their
>community and themselves and to establish a better relationship between the
>youth in their community with the help of art education.
>3. To promote Chiang Mai as a part of tourist attraction in term of city of
>contemporary arts and culture.
>4. To introduce Chiang Mai University Art Museum  as a resource and
>production place, and a link of creative process between the institution
>and the local community.
>5. To disseminate culture toward the local community and break down the
>barrier between arts and the audience.
>6. To promote a learning and understanding experiences about contemporary
>arts for the local community.
>7. To break down the barrier line between language, nationality, and class
>in term of "Mok-Muan" atmosphere.
>
>Activity Plans:
>	Contemporary arts exhibition (in public areas around the city of Chiang
>Mai) will not have any setting guideline or regulation but, on the other
>hand, will spread into various activities. The goal is to create a kind of
>net work force relationship among the local participants. The activities
>will include visual arts, event based works such as concerts, performances,
>fairs, etc.
>	All activities will link through the Chiang Mai University Art Museum,
>which serve as a core center, linking all sources of arts, activities,
>visitors, and the city of Chiang Mai itself together.
>
>Schedule for Activities:
>1 Oct.-13 Nov. 2002		Opening of registration announcement for all
>participant
>23 Nov. 2002	First official meeting, to introduce the project and establish
>net work forces
>30 Nov. 2002	Second official meeting, to present the progress as well as
>the problems that occur during the of working with the local community
>Solution will be accomplish with the help of net work forces
>7 Dec. 2002	Third official meeting, the conclusion of the art works to be
>install
>13 Dec. 2002	Opening exhibition (press release) at Chiang Mai University
>Art and Cultural Center
>14 Dec. 2002	Touring the exhibition throughout the city (at the location
>points)
>Phase One
>15 Dec. 2002	Touring the exhibition through out the city (at the location
>points)
>				Phase Two
>10-18 Dec. 2002		Activity week and Closing Exhibition 
>at Tha Pear Gate
>
>Time Period:
>	Between October 2002-January 2003
>
>Location:
>	Through out the city of Chiang Mai in which the Chiang Mai 
>University Art
>Museum is a core center of any net work activities.
>
>Staff
>1. Pdungsak Kojasamrong
>2. Suttirat Supaparinya
>3. Santiphap Inkong - ngam
>4. Ruangvit Poomtangon
>5. Paravi Poopetch
>6. Pisitpong Kesorn
>7. Katherine Olston
>
>Project Advisor:
>1. Uthit Atimana, Director, Chiangmai University Art Museum, Chiangmai (CMU
>Art Museum)
>2. Gridthiya Gaweewong, Curator, CMU Art Museum & Director, Project
>304,Bangkok
>3. Tepsiri Suksopa, Independent artist
>4. Rirkrit Tiravanija, Independent artist, Founder of oVer Magazine and the
>Land Project, Chiangmai
>5. Navin Rawanchaikul, Independent artist based in Fukuoka and Chiangmai
>6. Mit Jai-in, independent artist based in Lampoon
>7. Naruemol Thammaprueksa,  performance activist
>8. Kamin Lertchaiprasert, independent artist, Founder of Umong Sippadhamma
>Gallery and co-founder of the Land.
>
>Pls. Call for further information and submit your proposals at the
>following address.
>
>Office :
>MOKMUAN Project
>CMU Art Museum, 239 Nimmanhaemin Road, Muang, Chiangmai 50200
>Tel 053 944845 or  tel/ fax. 053 218 280. Or Mokmuan@yahoo.com
>
>Contact Person :
>Suparat Supaparinya or Paravi Poopetch

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