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During 15-22 April SEA-Junction will offer workshops on reverse glass paintings and workshops on making and coloring wayang made by recycled plastic bottles  ('garbage' shadow poppets or wayang uwuh) facilitated by Indonesian painter Iskandar Harrdjodimuljo. His reverse glass paintings will also be exposed during the entire weeks. Iskandar Harrdjodimuljo is an autodidact painter and artist who has had many group and solo exhibitions in Indonesia and his work is appreciated by local and foreign collectors and art lovers. He cares…

During 15-22 April SEA-Junction will offer workshops on reverse glass paintings and workshops on making and coloring wayang made by recycled plastic bottles  ('garbage' shadow poppets or wayang uwuh) facilitated by Indonesian painter Iskandar Harrdjodimuljo. His reverse glass paintings will also be exposed during the entire weeks.   Iskandar Harrdjodimuljo is an autodidact painter and artist who has had many group and solo exhibitions in Indonesia and his work is appreciated by local and foreign collectors and art lovers. He…

The angklung is a musical instrument popular across Southeast Asia, which originated from the provinces of West Java and Banten in Indonesia. The instrument is made of bamboo tubes attached to bamboo frame that have a resonant pitch when struck. The musical sounds are attained shaking the instrument.  Musicians play different notes that combined make up a melody, On November 18 2010 UNESCO officially recognized the angklung as a masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage, SEA Junction in collaboration with…

Policies and practices developed by ASEAN member states in managing refugee crisis are mostly marked by their changeable, ad-hoc, and optional characteristics. Since most of them are not signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, any policies and practices that do emerge are not necessarily obligatory and compliance is not guaranteed. Moreover, they tend to endorse the national interests, particularly in terms of domestic security and development, rather than to prioritize the interest and destiny of refugees.…

Like previous months, every first weekend of the month, SEA Junction will hold a mini book fair in the space in front of SEA Junction to showcases a limited collection of new and used books on various aspects of Southeast Asia consisting of two kinds of books: New books from recognised publishers with an interest in the countries of Southeast Asia including Silkworm Books from Thailand and Yayasan Pustaka Obor of Indonesia. New and used books that are doubles to…

On 13 March at 4-6.30 PM, the first public lecture of the series the "Rice of Southeast Asia" will be held at SEA Junction. The series organized by SEA Junction in collaboration with Asiatopia International Performance Art and E-Shann Way Magazine focuses on rice as a core element of Southeast Asian cultures. All dimensions of rice, from culture to science and agriculture will be discussed in a series of lectures, exhibitions and other events. To launch the series, Tongtham Natjumnong; editor…

Concert of Bang Khnai Music Band For the first time, SEA Junction will host a concert, the Bang Khnai Music Band, at its venue on Saturday 20th May from 10.30 am to 12.30pm. The Bang Khnai Music Band combines Thai string and musical instruments that was popular in Bangkok around 100 years ago. The Bang Khnai Band mostly performs well known traditional Thai music composed by famous musicians such as: Laos Duang Doen, Khamen Sai Yok as well as Ratri…

Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP), Mahidol University, in collaboration with SEA Junction, will organize the launch of the recently translated book published by the Institute, When Blood and Bones Cry Out: Journeys through the Soundscape of Healing and Reconciliation by John Paul Lederach and his daughter, Angela Jill Lederach. It is hoped that the book will provide inspiration for conflict transformation and peacebuilding in Thailand concerning the political conflict at the national level and the conflict in…