Bangkok Group Show Uses Bruno Latour's 'Landing' to Examine Cross-Border Journeys
At JWD Art Space in Bangkok, there's a group exhibition curated by Phiraya Ardwichai that explores Bruno Latour's concept of 'landing.' It features five pieces that reflect on the forced movements of nature and living creatures, whether across borders or even to the moon. While the show touches on Latour's idea of a healing landing, it also addresses harsh truths like green imperialism and colonialism. Anurak Tanyapalit's video, 'A Trip to the Moon (Tardigrade)' (2025), features tardigrades discussing the 2019 crash of Israel’s Beresheet probe. Shiori Watanabe’s piece (2024) shows the ecological effects of bluegill fish introduced to Japan in 1960. The exhibition runs until August 3 and will be featured in ArtReview Asia's Summer 2025 issue.
Key facts
- Group show at JWD Art Space in Bangkok explores Bruno Latour's concept of 'landing'
- Curated by Phiraya Ardwichai
- Features five artworks examining cross-border and lunar journeys
- Anurak Tanyapalit's video 'A Trip to the Moon (Tardigrade)' (2025) features tardigrades discussing lunar mining
- Israeli Beresheet lunar probe crash-landed in 2019 with tardigrades aboard
- Shiori Watanabe's video addresses bluegill fish gifted by Chicago's mayor to Japan's crown prince Akihito in 1960
- Radni Thiemann Beelt's photographs document overfarmed landscapes in Ciater, Western Java
- Au Sow Yee's work references the Taiwan Exposition of 1935 and Japan's annexation of Taiwan
- Exhibition runs through 3 August 2025
Entities
Artists
- Anurak Tanyapalit
- Shiori Watanabe
- Radni Thiemann Beelt
- Au Sow Yee
- Bruno Latour
- Phiraya Ardwichai
Institutions
- JWD Art Space
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Ciater
- Western Java
- Indonesia
- Taiwan
- New York
- United States
- Japan
- Chicago
- Moon
- Mars