Photo Exhibition “Cambodia: War and Beauty”
3-15 October 2023 at 3rd floor, BACC

Opening Event: 3 October 2023, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
SEA-Junction, 4th floor, BACC

Organized by Ophidian in collaboration with SEA Junction, the Photo Exhibition “Cambodia: War and Beauty” by David A. Feingold aims to showcase the cultural survival of the Cambodian people. The themes of the photos, taken over a period of more than 40 years, include war and its impact on the land and people, the ongoing impact of landmines on the people and land of Cambodia, the toll they take, and the courage and skill that are needed to remove them. The exhibition will be on display from 3-15 October 2023, 3rd floor, BACC. Taken by David A. Feingold, the photographer who dedicated his life for over six decades in Cambodia, the exhibition offers images of Cambodia’s historical transition and the layer of Cambodian cultural survival from war, the rise of the Khmer Rouge, to the restoration of the Kingdom.

See further:http://seajunction.org/event/photo-exhibition-cambodia-war-and-beauty/

BKK Comics Art Festival #2
10 – 22 October, 10am-8pm, 5th Floor, BACC

BKK Comics Art Festival #2 – Convention
14-15 October 2023, 10am-8pm, SEA Junction and 5th floor, BACC

BKK Comics Art Festival #2 is the second of an annual event organized by bkk UNZINE in partnership with SEA Junction. Supported by the Embassy of Belgium in Thailand, Wallonie-Bruxelles International and SAKURA, the festival brings together lovers of comics, creators, and fans alike to celebrate the medium, providing exposure to talent and publishers working in comics and giving fans the opportunity to interact with their favorite artists. The BKK Comics Art Festival #2 will again be held at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. It consists of a two-week exhibition on the curved wall of the 5th floor on 10-22 October 2023, featuring a wide array of artwork on display, and a two-day convention on 14-15 October 2023 during which participants can visit artists’ booths and interact with them. Furthermore, the first day of the convention will feature a full-day event at SEA Junction on the 4th floor.

See more info:http://seajunction.org/event/bkk-comics-art-festival-2-exhibition/

Manel Exhibition
17-29 October 2023, 10:00am – 8:00pm at 4th Floor, BACC

SEA Junction in collaboration with the Women’s League of Burma and Salween Institute will hold the “Manel Exhibition: Where Are the Women?” on 17-19 October 2023 on the curved wall, 4th floor of BACC.

Women’s voices continue to be underrepresented, if not denied, in government institutions and processes, as well as in the public and academic arena. In spite of significant progress in fostering gender equity globally, patriarchal norms remain deeply entrenched in society and continue to manifest themselves in multiple forms. One of these seemingly innocuous, but actually pernicious forms, is the proliferation of "manels," i.e., all-male panels, and their denialof women as subject-matter experts. The exhibition, previously held in Chiang Mai in March 2023, will display a collection of manel events and highlighted manelists, manel organizers and donors or funders who supported those events. These will include manels in Myanmar and in other Southeast Asian countries. It will also showcase artworks in form of illustration and comic that relate to the topic.

Read more information: http://seajunction.org/event/manels-exhibition/

Photo Exhibition Who Cares? COVID-19 Divides in Southeast Asia
17-29 October 2023, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm,Curved Wall, 3rd floor, BACC
 

The photo exhibition “Who Cares? COVID-19 Divides in Southeast Asia”— organized by SEA Junction on 17-29 October and displayed at the 3 rd Floor’s Curved Wall of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center (BACC)—documents how the pandemic in Southeast Asia laid bare the entrenched wealth and welfare inequities in society and their diverse implications for the well-being and safety of the various segments of the population as well as the differentiated social protection responses to the crisis.

Photographers from six countries, Edy Susanto for Indonesia, Hasnoor Hussain for Malaysia, Tanwe (pseudonym) for Myanmar, Kimberly dela Cruz for the Philippines, Grace Baey for Singapore, and Sayan Chuenudomsavad for Thailand highlight how pre-existing inequities have resulted in a disproportionately large toll being taken on disadvantaged groups and in greater constraints and reduced protections for these same groups.

During the exhibition, two related events are planned at SEA Junction as follows:

• 18 October, 5.30-7pm: Photographer Talk on which the photographers will discuss their work during the pandemic.
• 25 October 5.30-7pm: Book Launch of the Thai language version of the recently published book “Who Cares? COVID-19 Social Protection Response in Southeast Asia” edited by SEA Junction’s founder Rosalia Sciortino, published by Silkworm Books and illustrated with selected exhibition photos. The launch will present a panel focused on the book’s chapter on Thailand and discuss lessons that can be drawn from the COVID-19 social protection response that are of relevance to current policy discussions on elderly welfare and e-wallets aid for the overall population.

See further:http://seajunction.org/event/photo-exhibition-who-cares-covid-19-divides-in-southeast-asia/

SPECIAL INITIATIVES

Special Initiative to Commemorate the 56^th Anniversary of ASEAN Establishment: 
Written and Visual Essay Competition “Which Road for Southeast Asia?” 
Submission deadline: 16 October 2023.

This essay competition invite emerging writers, photographers and artists to envision the future of their region and the eventual role of Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. The submitted essays (both in writing or in visual format) should 1) reflect on recent developments of regional relevance in Southeast Asia 2) examine the role of ASEAN in addressing current and emerging issues and, most importantly 3) propose a vision for the future of Southeast Asia and attaining a genuine “community” with or without ASEAN. The submission deadline is 16 October 2023.
See further: http://seajunction.org/written-and-visual-essay-competition-which-road-for-southeast-asia/

SEA Junction aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions – from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium) SEA junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers.