XYZ Contemporary Arts Exhibition attracts large crowds

The XYZ Contemporary Arts Exhibition, which was held to promote the talent of Lao artists, attracted large  crowds that appreciated the art works on display.

Students take photos of installation art on display at the exhibition.

Different art works were displayed in four separate zones devoted to photography, painting, installation art and textiles.
The exhibition aimed to promote arts and artists of Laos and to strengthen the local arts community. There was a minimal display exhibition that filled up space with art works with meaningful and inspiring stories. Many of the pieces reflected modernity that was inspired by Lao traditions.
The visitors to the exhibition learnt about the perspective of each generation of visual artists, as expressed through their works.
Students from schools and educational institutions, official guests, foreign ambassadors, Lao celebrities and  entertainers visited the exhibition to get a glimpse of the art works on display.
The paper art work titled “Floating city in the cloud? Could you build a floating city? Floating city appears in the sky”, by Singha Sihakhom, was displayed at the exhibition. This piece explored the idea of floating cities through visions for the future as people fight against the impact of global climate change.
This concept of floating cities can take on two interpretations - one being that of a mass which literally floats on water, for example, the city of Venice, which is known as the floating city of Italy, or the Maldives, which is known for its floating man-made islands for tourists, or the United Arab Emirates, where sand is excavated from the depths of the ocean to create masses on land that is turned into man-made islands.
The second interpretation would be of a city or cities literally floating and suspended in the sky, making them a literal visual fantasy that leave observers in awe, but also perplexed as to how this could be realised and accomplished.
This solo project focuses on a concept that is best executed with the use of paper, which is fully suspended to activate space.
Another paper art work is “Reshape” by the artist Rimin, and is mostly made of paper and used items. The artist want to show the idea of recyclable materials attacking small pieces of paper to form a new shape that presents the current situation of the environment.
 The installation art work “Through” by painter and installation artist Willie Xaiwouth displays emotions throughout time.
When time is just going on as it usually is, stories, incidents and many situations change and circulate again and again. Things pass by and cause numerous profound feelings to deepen whether they are good, impressive, thrilling, brutal, sad or disappointing, but at the end of the story, things come together and go normally.
This piece of installation art attracted a sizeable audience, and many visitors took a photo in order to absorb the imagination and inspiration on display.
  Another piece of installation art called “Our Mother Nature” from the Pathana School symbolises the love of nature. It also reflects what people must do to protect nature. It shows that Mother Nature provides air to give life to trees, and signifies that every small effort to protect nature can have a great impact.
The exhibition is open from 9 am 8 pm every day, until October 25, on the second floor of Pakson shopping mall and the entry is free.

By Times Reports
(Latest Update October 21, 2022)