In Sze's work — on view until 30 April 2024 at the Chiang Rai International Art Museum — an atmospheric construction of cascading lines spans from floor to ceiling to create a web of image fragments. This mirage-like apparition mirrors a process of growth in action, like that of a live experiment in a state of formation and flux. Its torn paper is held in suspension and animated by a film of moving images that illuminates its porous core, creating a vast magic lantern.
Curators Angkrit Ajchariyasophon and Manuporn Luengaram, along with artistic directors Rirkrit Tiravanija and Gridthiya Gaweewong, have brought together over 60 international and local artists from the Mekong region to the Amazon and beyond under the theme The Open World.
Image: Sarah Sze, detail of Pictures at an Exhibition, 2023
© Sarah Sze
