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Common Exercises: Isan Contemporary Report COMMON EXERCISES: ISAN CONTEMPORARY REPORT 1 COMMON EXERCISES: ISAN CONTEMPORARY REPORT Bangkok Art and Culture Centre 2 3 Common Exercises: Isan Contemporary Report Published by Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Foundation Organised by Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Printed by Plan Printing Co.,Ltd. CONTENT 26th January – 25th March 2018 at 9th floor, Printed: August 2018 6 Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Massage from the Director สารจากผู้อ�านวยการ Artists Chokchai Tukpoe, Thaworn Kwamsawat, Songwit Pimpakun, Copyright @ 2018 8 Boonnam Sasood, Paisarn Am-pim in collaboration with Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Foundation Curatorial Statement Thitiya Lao-an, Pattarapong Sripanya, Maitree Siriboon, ถ้อยแถลงนิทรรศการ Roengrit Kongmuang, Worawit Kaewsrinoum, Sompop All rights reserved Budtarad, Adisak Phupa and Realframe No part of this publication may be reproduced or 37 transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or Common Story Curators mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any เรื่องราวธรรมดา Narongsak Nilkhet and Autchara Nualsawad information storage and retrieval system without the prior 51 permission in writing from Bangkok Art and Culture Common Communication & Entertainment Content Researcher and Developer Centre Foundation. สันทนาการสามัญ Nattanan Kitipornpisan Bangkok Art and Culture Centre 57 Graphic Designer 939 Rama I Rd., Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 The Common Manita Songserm Open Hours: Tuesday to Sunday (close Mondays) ผู้คนสามัญ at 10.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. Assistant Graphic Designer Tel. 02 214 6630 - 8 Fax. 02 214 6639 65 Nuchcha Praphin Email : [email protected] / www.bacc.or.th Common Land, Resources and Mobility พื้นที่ ทรัพยากร และการเคลื่อนย้าย ศิลปิน จัดพิมพ์โดย มูลนิธิหอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร 85 Timeline โชคชัย ตักโพธิ์, ถาวร ความสวัสดิ์, ทรงวิทย์ พิมพะกรรณ์, พิมพ์ที่ บริษัท แปลน พริ้นท์ติ้ง จ�ากัด ไทม์ไลน์ บุญน�า สาสุด, ไพศาล อ�าพิมพ์ ร่วมกับ ธิติญา เหล่าอัน, พิมพ์เมื่อ สิงหาคม 2561 ภัทรพงศ์ ศรีปัญญา, ไมตรี ศิริบูรณ์, เริงฤทธิ์ คงเมือง, 141 วรวิทย์ แก้วศรีนวม, สมภพ บุตราช, อดิศักดิ์ ภูผา และ ISBN 978-616-8038-10-9 Essays Realframe บทความ สงวนลิขสิทธิ์ ภัณฑารักษ์ มูลนิธิหอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานครขอสงวนสิทธิ์ 161 ณรงค์ศักดิ์ นิลเขต และอัจฉรา นวลสวาท ในการพิมพ์ซ�้าทุกส่วนของหนังสือเล่มนี้ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นทาง Biographies อิเล็คโทรนิค สิ่งพิมพ์ รวมถึงการถ่ายส�าเนา บันทึก หรือ ประวัติ ผู้วิจัยค้นคว้าและพัฒนาเนื้อหา การเก็บข้อมูล ในรูปแบบต่างๆ โดยที่ไม่ได้รับการอนุญาต ณัฏฐนันท์ กิติพรพิศาล เป็นทางการจากมูลนิธิหอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร 177 Field Trip ภาพการเก็บข้อมูล ผู้ออกแบบกราฟฟิก หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร 939 ถนนพระราม 1 มานิตา ส่งเสริม แขวงวังใหม่ เขตปทุมวัน กรุงเทพ ฯ 10330 เวลาท�าการ: 181 10.00 – 21.00 น. วันอังคาร - วันอาทิตย์ (หยุดวันจันทร์) Acknowledgement ผู้ช่วยออกแบบกราฟฟิก โทรศัพท์ 02 214 6630 - 8 โทรสาร 02 214 6639 กิตติกรรมประกาศ นุชชา ประพิณ อีเมล [email protected] www.bacc.or.th 4 5 MESSAGE การก�าหนดชีวิตตนเองของพลเมืองอีสานบน กระแสความเปลี่ยนแปลงของโลก โครงการนี้จึง FROM เป็นการเปิดพื้นที่สู่การเรียนรู้ แลกเปลี่ยน และ ท�าความเข้าใจต่อประเด็นและแนวคิดส�าคัญทาง THE DIRECTOR ท้องถิ่นภิวัตน์ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับอีสาน ทั้งในฐานะ ผู้คนและพื้นที่ทั้งทางกายภาพและจินตภาพ โดยการท�างานร่วมกันของฝ่ายงานต่างๆ ใน หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร โดยมี จุดมุ่งหมายในการน�าเสนอปรากฏการณ์ทาง ความคิดและการเรียนรู้ผ่าน นิทรรศการอีสาน Based on an extensive research and working groups. The program aims to be a สามัญ (Common Exercises: Isan Contem- prompted by the basic question “What does public access database and knowledge hub porary Report), กิจกรรมการศึกษาประกอบ contemporary Isan look like?”, Isan Contem- for contemporary Isan. นิทรรศการ, กิจกรรมนิทานคุณหนูและเล่ม porary Report presents findings on different บันดาลใจ, กิจกรรม Music & Art Fest at bacc phenomena that reflect the dynamic growth On behalf of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, (MAB) และกิจกรรมอื่นๆ อีกมากมาย นอกเหนือ and self-determination of the Isan people in I would like to thank the artists who created such จากนี้ยังเป็นการท�างานร่วมกับกลุ่มเครือข่าย relation to global changes. The project aims great works for Common Exercises: Isan ศิลปินสาขาต่างๆ นักวิชาการ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญและ to be a space for education, exchange, and Contemporary Report, the speakers for the องค์กรที่ท�างานเกี่ยวข้องกับอีสาน อีกทั้งยังเป็น understanding of the issues and ideas that Exhibition Education Activity and Storytelling การสร้างฐานข้อมูลและน�าเสนอองค์ความรู้เกี่ยว emerged from the direction of localisation Activity for Kids, as well as the singers and กับอีสานร่วมสมัยออกสู่สาธารณชนในวงกว้าง into the Isan region, focusing on its people musicians for Music & Art Fest at bacc (MAB). and spaces, both physical and imagined. I appreciate the fruitful contribution from หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร ใคร่ขอ Through an inclusive collaboration between a network of artists, scholars, specialists ขอบคุณกลุ่มศิลปินในนิทรรศการอีสานสามัญ different departments within BACC, Isan and other organisers, and I thank Bangkok (Common Exercises: Isan Contemporary Contemporary Report is an initiative that Art and Culture Centre and all distinctive Report) วิทยากรกิจกรรมการศึกษาประกอบ integrates efforts from different divisions towards sponsors for your support. Last but not นิทรรศการ กิจกรรมนิทานคุณหนูและเล่ม a common goal, focusing on conceptual and least, I want to thank the audience and บันดาลใจ นักร้องและนักดนตรีกิจกรรม Music behavioural phenomena presented in Common readers for your continued patronage to & Art Fest at bacc (MAB) กลุ่มเครือข่ายศิลปิน Exercises: Isan Contemporary Report, Ex- our activities and projects. สาขาต่างๆ นักวิชาการ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญและองค์กรที่ hibition Education Activity, Storytelling Activity เข้าร่วมท�างานในโครงการครั้งนี้ ขอขอบคุณ for Kids, The Inspired Books and Music & Art โครงการรายงานอีสานร่วมสมัย (Isan Contem- คณะกรรมการมูลนิธิหอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่ง /สารจากผู้อ�านวยการ Fest at bacc (MAB). Apart from a strong inter- porary Report) เป็นโครงการที่ท�างานผ่านการ กรุงเทพมหานคร และผู้สนับสนุนโครงการทุกท่าน Luckana Kunavichayanont departmental collaboration, the initiative is วิจัยและค้นคว้าด้วยค�าถามตั้งต้นที่ว่า อีสานร่วม ท้ายที่สุดนี้ ขอขอบคุณผู้ชมและผู้อ่านทุกท่านที่ Director of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre a joint effort made by various artist networks, สมัยเป็นอย่างไร? น�าเสนอผลจากการส�ารวจ ให้การสนับสนุนกิจกรรมของหอศิลปวัฒนธรรม ลักขณา คุณาวิชยานนท์ academics, specialists and Isan-oriented ปรากฏการณ์ เพื่อสะท้อนภาพการเติบโตและ แห่งกรุงเทพมหานครด้วยดีเสมอมา ผู้อ�านวยการหอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร 6 7 expanded social communication, the city’s the new. Isan people are preserving local CURATORIAL STATEMENT dynamic growth, Isan’s self-determination wisdom, lifestyles and knowledge by inte- COMMON EXERCISES: on their identity, lifestyles and political views. grating them with and applying them to the ISAN CONTEMPORARY REPORT All these were backed by the current social new as well as expanding their knowledge /อีสานสามัญ context that absorbed a new definition and on modern technology and innovation. international basic philosophy on humanisa- tion, democracy and human rights. This change and development are contingent on all stakeholders’ roles in a society who Today, Isan is walking on a new path of need to be aware of the regional need for inclusive change once again. Although the self-determination. Based on the cosmopolitan Before major national reforms, Isan’s tradi- This major change was the result of change has a different management and ideal that embodies democracy and human tional culture was simple, free, agriculture- a continuous attempt from the national advancement pace, it shares the same spirit rights, this is a construction of a society oriented and humbly connected to nature. Locals and sub-national administration structures as Rama V’s revolution and reflects the ever- based on the free will of individual citizens lived with family, worked together and helped that advocated a mixture of decentralisation changing global trend filtered through the to shape a social and political space as each other – the key ideas instructed in Hit and local government scheme. The abolition state of internal and external factors. Isan’s both the people of the region and people of Sip Song Khlong Sip Si (12 monthly traditions of slavery, on the other hand, also officially internal factors include dynamic social and the world – an embracement to change by and 14 guidelines for proper conduct). This guided people to the idea of humanisation cultural changes, traditional values, and the seeking self-determination and free will of principle linked people, community and nature and social values on a national level. People natural environment. Meanwhile, the external Isan people, both in theory and practice. together. However, during the reign of King gradually understood their rights under the factors are more diverse and complicated. Rama IV, the Bowring Treaty inevitably brought absolute monarchy, and moved freely to work Mostly government policies and national The exhibition highlights the contemporary Thailand into the commercial and free trade or trade in businesses that linked them to campaigns, they include technology, inno- phenomena of Isan’s dynamic growth and economy. King Rama V’s inclusive revolution the world. Some of these modernisations led vation, communication, legislation, diplomatic self-determination. Each work touches on further strengthened this conduct and laid to Thailand’s democracy and shaped certain and international relations policies with multiple Isan’s common norms and values from a solid foundation to modern
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