Museums are one of the best institutions to go to that contains different artworks that are historically, culturally, artistically, preserved. Those objects may have a really high value during the past, that it was used and displayed inside the exhibit. It's a bit ironic, saying all these things, knowing all about whatnot, considering that I haven't gone to a real museum since my last fieldtrip during my gradeschool.
Coming all the way to CSB-SDA was not much of a hassle. Upon going inside, I was greeted by some friends and classmates who also went to the same exhibit. If it weren't for our INTFILO (Introduction to Philosophy) Class, I wouldn't have gone here. But I am definitely not saying that I am forced to, I somehow liked it though.
Being an avid reader of dystopian fiction, has added to my enthusiasm in going to this exhibit. I have always enjoyed reading things about misery and unpleasant society, mostly dealing with political and social structures. In fact, I am currently reading George Orwell's "1984", which is also a requirement for HUMALIT (Introduction to Human Literature), another class of mine.
The pictures above were the artworks showcased at the lower part of the museum. It was a nice artwork, at first glance. But upon really looking into it, I realized that it wasn't any other artworks. It's not like an ordinary picture, the way I have seen it before. The 2nd pictures looked like an abandoned building, which it is, but what's more into that is that it is made of newspapers and black paint, I suppose. It's like the opposite of French painter, Monet's paintings. This one does not look special from afar, but looking at closely could take you to a different angle.
It really is a matter of perspective and angle when you look at artworks. I get now why there are people who does not appreciate a certain piece of art, while some feel the context of those works.
I remember a friend once said about a particular literature, or artwork, that those things that the writers have written or the artists have painted or drawn, can lose its meaning once it's written down or painted because the thought or the feelings, emotions and the mood is not present. It can never be drawn.
The first picture above of this paragraph was actually a violence in Thailand. It was Piyasak Ausup's photograph called, "Dialogues on Discrepancy". It was a representation of the violence in the capital. The second is called the Structure of Fear by Thasnai Sethaseree. The picture frame above is a 2d representation of the sculpture on the leftmost part of the picture. It's aim is to let the people see how fear looks like and how it should not be feared upon.
Kiri Dalena's Tungkung Langit, showed us what these little children experienced during a terrible typhoon that has not only left them with no house, but even with no parents. They have suffered from the devastation that this typhoon has brought them, that they ended up being orphans.
"The exhibition has three theme. The first, 'Forces beyond control', demonstrates the result of natural disasters. The second part, 'Invisible structure' considers contemporary crisis due to human intervention. Finally, the third part 'New hopes' is a call to imagine and share new ways t live together, in a world uncertain of its future."
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