Alternative ASIA (Research in the Alternative Space of ASEAN)
This project aims to research the current state of alternate spaces scattered in ASEAN countries, and by connecting them, create a new network and disseminate them to the world. The author visited and surveyed alternative spaces that are vigorously active in ASEAN countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. In the field, the author met the artists, directors, and curators who made these spaces, and in dialogues with them, researched and surveyed the actual state of alternative space activities, awareness of common problems, and trends among artists gathering there. The author also introduced Japanese alternative spaces including Art Center Ongoing and artists and related projects at each Southeast Asian space he visited.
- Main Cities of Activity
- Philippines: Manila, Baguio, Cebu Indonesia: Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Jakarta Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Thailand: Chieng Mai, Chiang Rai, Bangkok Vietnam: Ho-chi-Minh, Hue, Hanoi and others
- Host Institution(s) / Individual(s)
- 98B COLLABoratory
- KUNCI Cultural Studies Center
- lostgens’ contemporary art space
- Chiang Mai Art Conversation
- Zero Station
