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Exhibition Press Release: Red Peace by K Zo

12/18/2017

 
Curated by Marie-Pierre Mol, presented by Intersections
Opening Night: 18 January 2018, in presence of the artist
Exhibition Dates: From 19 January to 11 March 2018
Venue: Intersections Gallery, 34 Kandahar Street, Singapore 198892
Opening hours: Wed to Sun, 2pm to 7pm

Celebrating identity and praying for peace

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About the exhibition

Born in Shan State, Ko Z belongs to the Kachin ethnic minority who live in the northernmost State of Myanmar. In addition to its strategic location, the Kachin State is important for its natural resources, which include Jade, gold mines, timber and hydro-power. Since the independence in 1948, the Kachin population has endured along state of civil war as well as many internal displacements of persons (IDP). The ceasefire agreement, which was maintained from 1994 to 2011, broke down after the Myanmar military launched a surprise offensive in June 2011. Since then, 100,000people have been displaced.

“Red Peace” is an exhibition that encompasses paintings on canvas, photos and an installation. Kachin means “Red Earth” in Kachin language. With “Red Peace”, Ko Z strives not only to keep memory of the tragic history of the Kachin people but also to express his hope for peace. The Kachins were animists. They believed in spirits called nats. In the 19th century, they were converted by American protestants and European missionaries and today most of the Kachins declare themselves Christians. “RedPeace” paintings look like stained-glass windows. However, they are also inspired by the traditional patterns of the totem poles, which are erected during the Kachin Manau Festival. A Manau festival is traditionally held to mark various important community events such as weddings, funerals, declarations of war and victory celebrations. Today,it is also organised to keep tradition alive and to call the Kachin diaspora together.

The festival includes music, dancing, contests, and performances of the special Manau dance. In “Red Peace” series, the artist strives to express a mystic connection between animals and female bodies: doves and fishes as recurrent symbols, women are alternatively represented dressed with the traditional Kachin costumes and in hieratic postures or naked in a way that symbolizes motherhood. In both cases, the dislocated bodies express the suffering of the Kachin nation. However, primary bright colours are chosen to express the joy of life.In this series, Ko Z successfully appropriates visual elements borrowed from European modernism, in particular from cubism. The female bodies remind us of some paintings by Picasso, while the stained-glass window background seems inspired by Cocteau or Chagall and transports us in an imaginary cathedral out of time and space.
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About the artist: Ko Z

Born in 1973 in Taunggyi, Southern Shan State.
Studied at University of art and culture in Yangon.
Lives and works in Yangon, Myanmar.
Participated in more than 40 group exhibitions from 2002 to today.
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Press: A Tale of Two Artists and Three Cities

12/30/2016

 
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MARC NAIR & NICOLA ANTHONY
A Singapore Business Times article
by Helmi Yusof
Published on December 30, 2016
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Press: If The World Changed

11/1/2013

 
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Singapore Biennale 2013:

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Published November-DECEMBER, 2013

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Press: On Ne Devient Pas Artiste...On Nait Artiste

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