EVENT

Balen (ciaga) I Belong: Performance Art by Sareena Sattapon

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Sareena Sattapon draws inspiration from everyday life and her experiences as a member of an ethnic minority in Thailand when making art. Her powerful installations and performances shine a light on social structures that are often hidden from view. At Go for Kogei, Sattapon exhibits the type of scaffolding used at construction sites together with a bag containing a family’s possessions after they were forced to leave their home. The work represents those who have lost their homes and livelihoods to natural disasters, disease, war, or economic upheaval. It simultaneously suggests that no one is immune to such a fate.
The core performance of her installation will be held four times during the exhibition period.

OVERVIEW

*Balen (ciaga) I Belong*: Performance Art by Sareena Sattapon
Dates	September 21, September 28, October 5, October 19
Hours	3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. (approx. 45 min. per performance)
Venue	Iwase Omachi Park to Toyama Port Observation Deck
Cost	Free

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Sareena Sattapon

b. 1992 in Thailand. Sattapon received an MFA from Silpakorn University in 2018. Since 2022, she has been enrolled in the Global Art Practice doctoral program at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Her recent exhibitions include In the Realm Beyond Spectrum (Contemporary Art Foundation, 2024), My Spirit Will Follow You (Eukaryote, 2023), and Durational Space #2 (Lilith Performance Studio, Sweden, 2023). Past awards include the 2022 CAF Award for Grand prize.

INFORMATION

Iwase Omachi Park to Toyama Port Observation Deck

Iwase Omachi Playground (132 Higashi-Iwasemura, Toyama)
A playground facing Iwase Omachi/Niikawacho Street along the former Hokkoku Highway. A bronze sculpture of a “northbound ship” (kitamaebune) faces the street next to a rest area as a symbol of the town’s former flourishing maritime trade.

Toyama Port Observation Deck (5 Kaigan-dori, Higashi-Iwasemachi, Toyama)
This seaside observation deck is 25 meters tall (82 ft.). Its exterior is modeled on a stone lantern on the grounds of a local Konpira shrine. After climbing the nearly 100 steps to the top of the spiral staircase, visitors are rewarded with views of Toyama Port and Iwase’s cityscape. On clear days, visitors can see as far as the Tateyama Mountains and Noto Peninsula.