September Sweetness is an art installation at Singapore Biennale 2008.
A temple, a sweet temple is 2.6m in height, 2.1m wide and made of 5 1/2 tonnes sugar by Myanmar artists Chaw Ei Thein, Aung Ko & Vietnamese Richard Streitmatter-Tran. Inspired by ruined pagoda in the Bagan region of Myanmar
For those have not already known, let me introduce a little bit about Singapore Biennale. It is the largest and the most provocative showcase of the comtemporary art by visual artists around the globe and it is the third running since 2006. For those who are interested to know more visit the official website of Singapore Binnale 2008 HERE.
I am art lover? May be but at the moment still struggling to make a living and did not have a luxury of heart and peace to enjoy and appreciate them. But on the front page of THE STRAITS TIMES and a figure of monk standing and appreciating the like of temple is prominent enough to draw my attention.
At first I thought it's a display of stolen antiques from ancient Myanmar Kingdom intercepted Singapore Custom.
But hey! September Sweetness has more meaning than what we can think of. It is an ironic tribute to those who lost their lives in the unrest in Myanmar in last September.
It is also a reminder of the state of decay that Buddhist temples in Myanmar are currently in.
The art piece is located at the South Beach Development along Beach Road and the artists will just allow the structure to erode over the course of exhibition, embodying a similar erosion of hope for a better situation in Myanmar.
Kudos Ma Chaw & Ko Aung Ko.
(ref: THE STRAITHS TIMES, 9th Sept 2008)
4 comments:
Sai,
Thank you for your comments and insight into our work! Hopefully we can all one day meet.
Best,
Rich Streitmatter-Tran and Chaw Ei Thein
Hi Richard,
I am surprised & overwhelmed by your visit to my next-to-nothing blog and honoured me with a comment.
I could not represent the whole nation and thank you but would like to say "Thanks" with my personal capacity as a Myanmar national for your work.
And I will be in Ho Chi Minh from 1st to 5th October. If times allow, would be nice to drop by to meet you in person for a chat and could share with my readers, friends here about you and your works.
Sai
Sai,
Thank you for your post about our work and really appreciate it.
Hope to see you in HCMC!
Best regards,
cet
Hey CET,
How nice to have you and Rich visited my blog.
You're saying you live in HCMC now?
Mail me your contact and would like to meet you and Rich over a coffee and of course some interview haha..
seanm71@gmail.com
Sai
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