Taiki Sakpisit
Thailand
 

Taiki Sakpisit plans to develop A Certain Illness Difficult to Name, an installation that addresses instances of trauma and violence embedded in the process of nation building in Singapore and Thailand through the lens of an individual’s point of view.

Taiki Sakpisit

1 October - 20 December 2018

Over the course of the residency, Taiki Sakpisit plans to develop A Certain Illness Difficult to Name, an installation that addresses instances of trauma and violence embedded in the process of nation building in Singapore and Thailand through the lens of an individual’s point of view. Looking at historical events through the eyes of a single character is an intentional strategy aimed to personalize and humanize history while, at the same time, composing an allegory of collective torment. Having so far mostly produced experimental short films, Taiki aims to use the space of the studio to test a more complex visual and aural installation that can elicit the sensorium of the viewer and trigger out-of-body experiences.

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Taiki Sakpisit, 1 October –20 December 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Taiki Sakpisit, 1 October –20 December 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Taiki Sakpisit, 1 October –20 December 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Taiki Sakpisit, 1 October –20 December 2018, Courtesy the artist.
Taiki Sakpisit, 1 October –20 December 2018, Courtesy the artist.
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Contributors
Taiki Sakpisit
Taiki Sakpisit
Artist-in-Residence
Thailand

Taiki Sakpisit (b.1975, Japan) is a Thai artist and filmmaker based in Bangkok. He applies his cinematic skills to create haunting evocations of memory through the repetition and imperceptible manipulation of images that interweave found footage and archival material. Featuring rich soundscapes produced in collaboration with a sound designer, his films produce heightened and uneasy modes of spectatorship that often relate to the tumultuous socio-political climate in Thailand. Taiki’s most recent solo exhibition Until the Morning Comes took place at S.A.C. Subhashok The Arts Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (2018) and his work has been presented at numerous exhibitions, screenings, and film festivals.