Moe Satt
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The artwork presents a striking black-and-white image of a lone figure kneeling in a dramatic pose with arms outstretched. The stark contrast between the dark background and the exposed, muscular torso creates a powerful and pensive atmosphere. The subject's intense gaze and tense, vulnerable posture suggest a sense of struggle or existential contemplation. The minimalist, monochromatic style and the lone figure's central placement within the frame evoke a sense of isolation and the human condition. The artwork may explore themes of suffering, transformation, or the search for meaning in the face of life's challenges. ...
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Moe Satt
B.1983Moe Satt is a visual and performance artist who uses his body to explore identity, embodiment, and political resistance. Part of a renowned generation of Burmese artists who overcame government censorship and oppression, Satt engages with history through a conceptual artistic perspective. The artist draws from recent events in Burmese political history, primarily investigating the period of 1983 to 2015, spanning from the year of his birth to when he began his practice in performance art. The artist’s own body emerges as a consistent feature throughout his oeuvre, becoming a layered medium of symbolic meaning. Satt conceptualises one’s anatomy as the most faithful representation of self knowledge, and his hand gestures particularly stand out as an exemplification of nonverbal bodily communication. For Satt, the body is the only entity one can wholly possess. Yet, bodies can interact and be interpreted, and each body is defined by one’s own exclusive ownership over it. In recent years, Satt has increasingly explored this junction, collaborating with other performers under his instruction and involving the audience during live performances. Satt renders the body as an entity that is uniquely independent yet shared, poignantly reflecting on histories that are simultaneously personal yet collective. ...
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BangkokNova Contemporary aims to cultivate the exchange of Thailand’s contemporary art and culture to Southeast Asia and beyond. They pride themselves on showcasing both established and emerging artists through a diverse programme of exhibitions and events – with a primary focus on exceptional Thai artists. They hope to bring art education to the general public and contribute to Thailand’s ever growing, vibrant art community.