They Beat Your Father is a solo exhibition by Thai artist Arin Rungjang. A pioneer of installation art in Thailand whose practice is deeply intertwined with Southeast Asian histories, symbols, and memories, this exhibition presents three of the artist’s latest works that explore the diasporic narratives of migrant workers. The works are exhibited in three locations; in the main gallery space, on the balcony outside the gallery, as well as a temporary space at Blk 7, #01-13.
Through interviewing and working with migrant workers in various countries, Rungjang pieces together the personal experience of his late father who was assaulted by racists when he was working in Germany. Connected through this theme of familial trauma, the two-part work Prayong (Aglaia odorata): Dedicated to my Father lays its focus on the long-lasting impacts of migrant labour in the private realm. The main space of the gallery will be dominated by a single-channel silent video portrait, filmed in Singapore. A sound installation will also be presented with accompanying text. An outdoor work features a scaffold as a sculptural object alongside a live performance that will occur during the opening of the exhibition.
Opening reception: 3 August 2019, 4 – 7pm
Venues: ShanghART Singapore
9 Lock Road, #02-22 and Blk 7, #01-13
Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108937
Hours: Wed – Sun, 11am – 7pm
When: 4 Aug - 30 Nov 2019, 11am - 7pm, Wed - Sun
