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Art Exhibition A Myanmar Odyssey: 4 Years of Fight and Displacement
The exhibition, featuring the work of Myanmar artist Shwe Wutt Hmon, is born out of solidarity with the people of Myanmar that has been fighting for democracy since the coup d’état led by General Min Aung Hlaing on 1 February 2021. Within a matter of days, youths and older people from all walks of life began…
Find out more »Art Exhibition What’s in a Name? Picturesque Calligraphy by Butet Kartaredjasa
“What’s in a Name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” This line was used by William Shakespeare in the play Romeo and Juliet to convey that the naming of things is irrelevant. Centuries later and continents apart, Butet Kartaredjasa --an Indonesian artist known for his acting, monologue…
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Recalling a Trans-local Past: Thailand’s Mon-language Manuscripts
Background A large number of manuscripts in the Mon language are kept in the temples of the Thai- Mon community who lives in the provinces surrounding Bangkok. The Thai Mon community has lived in Siam/Thailand since the nineteenth century, and so differ from recent migrants from Burma. Today, the Mon language in Thailand is disappearing,…
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