Artereal Gallery: THE TALENT AGENCY PRESENTS NORTHERN LIGHTS...

For those who have not yet had a chance to come in and see our current group exhibition Northern Lights curated by The Talent Agency (curatorial persona of Sydney based artist Giles Ryder), we thought we would post a few photos of the install...

The exhibition is an interdisciplinary overview of contemporary South East Asian art, specifically artists from Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phitsanulok).

The investigation of the northern position is one of interest for guest curator Giles Ryder as an alternative model to that of the larger art-world metropolises. Ryder who is very active in exhibitions and projects internationally has been Asia-Pacific Artist-in-Residence at the National Studio, Seoul, Korea during 2011 as well as undertaking a number of project and exhibition commitments in Thailand in association with this placement.

Northern Lights is a response to that experience: “What I have found is that for a region with a relatively small cultural revenue base and population in these cities, the Northern regions of Thailand have an internationally engaged scene and critical works are being made and often generated out of alternative and self directed models. This is a dynamic and at times hidden visual scene, but it is one of vitality. All of the artists in Northern Lights have a deep connection to the development and extension and debates of what constructs ‘Thai’ contemporary art in the region at a grass roots level; whether this is via pedagogical methods, or developing project gallery spaces and exhibitions within an out-of-the-normal exhibition model, then pushing out further into the international field”.

Featured artists include: Angkrit Ajchariyasophon, Mit Jai Inn, Torlarp Larpjaroensook, Sudsiri Pui-Ock, Thasnai Sethaseree and Noraset Vaisayakul. Two of these artists, Mit Jai Inn and Sudsiri Pui-Ock, have also been chosen to participate in the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012).

As always, our humble photography skills really do not do justice to the exhibition or the included works. So drop into the gallery before 31 March , 2012 to see the exhibition for yourself...