The Backers Foundation and AIT will co-present Shaping Voices, Silent Skies, an exhibition held from July 1 (Sat) to July 17 (Mon, National holiday) at 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery. This exhibition marks the 10th edition that the Backers Foundation and AIT have partnered on a joint residency programme that invites international artists to Tokyo, this year welcoming Miti Ruangkritya from Thailand, and Sarah Abu Abdallah from Saudi Arabia to present their works show for the first time in Japan, in addition to new works created during their stay in Tokyo.
In the lead-up to the exhibition, hear Miti Ruangkritya speak about his practice as well as the processes that he used to make his new body of work, in the video below.
Main image: Still from 8/TV/097 ARTIST FROM THAILAND｜Miti Ruangkritya, Hikarie8, 2017.
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