HCMC – Workshop with Jompet Kuswidananto

25 and 26 May 2013, 2 – 7 pm
San Art

From the organizer:

You are invited to a workshop by visiting Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto.

Jompet is a visual artist whose interest in theatre and music has contributed to an artistic practice largely inspired by the re-discovery of cultural historical texts. In much of his work, the idea of a ghost as a forgotten memory or haunting social presence has given birth to kinetic installations where symbols such as military costume come alive with sound and light.

In his one-month residency with San Art Jompet has continued his fascination for ghosts with an intrigue for the historical Vietnamese stories such as ‘Truyền Kì Mạn Lục’ and The Case of Lychee Garden. You are invited to hear more of Jompet’s practice; with guidance from Nguyễn Tiến Văn – translator, writer and literature critic – who will give insight into the role of mythology in Vietnam. Following this, an actor will read a version of these historical texts and then you are invited to help the artist unpack its meaning and relevance to contemporary society today.