Mnemonikos exhibit in Bangkok stretches limit of textiles

Rope, Teflon, tea bags and recycled bottles were just some of the materials used in the mnēmonikos:  Art of Memory in Contemporary Textiles exhibit currently on display through Feb. 22 at the Jim Thompson Center in Bangkok.  Free of charge and just adjacent to the Jim Thompson House, the aesthetics of 28 visual artists can be found in various art pieces, notably unusual fashion meant to be seen rather than worn, such as haute couture gowns and eye masks accentuated with gold chains.

A list of descriptions follows, with the call numbers corresponding to some of the file names in our photo gallery.

Take a closer look at this gown by artist Masha Mioni of Switzerland, and the result is actually constructed entirely of used Rooibos tea bags. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

A2 Ataphol SUJRAPINYOKUL (Thailand)
Cocoon; Circular knitting rope; cotton

A3 Ataphol SUJRAPINYOKUL (Thailand)
A knitted Object 2; Circular knitting rope; Cotton and wool

A4 Ataphol SUJRAPINYOKUL (Thailand)
A knitted Object 1; Circular knitting rope; Cotton and polyester

A5 Misao TSUBAKI (Japan)
No. 42; Sitting, shibori fabric collage; Cotton, synthetic and silk

B1 Masha MIONI (Switzerland)
Rooibos Teabag Dress; Drink tea, empty bag, dry it, sew the bags together to a dress using different techniques; Empty redbush tea bag, silk thread and silk organza

B2 Guo-Xiang YUAN (Hong Kong/China)
Rui XU (Muzi) (China)
and Kinor JIANG (Hong Kong/China)
Waxing moon; Laser engraving; Polyester

B3 Kinor JIANG (Hong Kong/ China)
collaboration with Rui XU (Muzi) (China)
Visible Emptiness; Silver plating, Pleat; Polyester and silver

B4 Kinor JIANG (Hong Kong / China)
collaboration with Guo-Xiang YUAN (Hong Kong/China)
The Lute Tune; Sputter coating; Polyester and stainless steel

C1 Pietro SEMINELLI (France)
Parure; Pleated and dyed silk with bronze oxides; Paper, silk, paint and bronze oxides

C2 Pietro SEMINELLI (France)
Bouclier; Pleated and silver painted paper; Paper, silk, paint and bronze oxides

C3 Misao TSUBAKI (Japan)
No. 56; Sitting, shibori fabric collage; Cotton, silk, linen, wool and synthetic fiber

C4 Rachel MEGINNES (USA)
Untitled (Pink Blanket); Pieced and sanded cloth with drawn thread work
Gesso, acrylic and ink on cotton

C5 Keiko AMENOMORI-SCHMEISSER (Australia/Japan)
Lines and Layers; Digital print on synthetic material; Nylon

C6 Hatairat MANEERAT (Thailand)
Diary from the countryside 2; Fiber manipulation; Cotton, silk, spindle and shuttles

C7 and C8 Frank CONNET (USA)
Shibori on Metal #15, #37; Electroplated mokume shiboro copper fabric with black patina and encaustic; Copper fabric and wire

D1 Kris YENSUDJAI (Thailand)
Gutter man textile glue and sewing machine; Bacteria cellulose made out of Thai rice

A military coat by Wen Ying Huang of Taiwan made of stainless steel, Teflon cable and wire mesh. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

D3 Wen Ying HUANG (Taiwan)
Military Coat; Digital Jacquard hand weaving and hand sewing;
Stainless steel, Teflon cable and wire mesh

D4 Wen Ying HUANG (Taiwan)
Memory Clothes-1; Digital Jacquard hand weaving and hand sewing
Cotton and coated copper thread

D5 Ana Lisa HEDSTROM (USA)
Our Wide Blue-and-Black Sea; Stitched and manipulated modular elements, heat set and transfer printed; ECO felt, manufactured from recycled plastic bottles

E1 Marie-Helene GUELTON (France)
Mushoku; Own technique derived from arashi shibori and dyed
Silk (warp) and pineapple fiber (weft)

E2 Marie-Helene GUELTON (France)
Slate; Own technique derived from arashi shibori and dyed; Silk

E3 Yee I LANN (Malaysia)
Fluid World; Direct digital mimaki inkjet print with acid dye batik crackled with Japanese natural indigo on fabric; Silk twill

E4 Joan MORRIS (USA)
Study (Flow 1); Unique gold print on shaped resist dyed fabric;
22karat gold, silk, and dyes

E6 Vachirorn LIMVIPHUVADH (Thailand)
The Temple of God; Double weaving; Cotton and hemp

Artist: Junichi ARAI (Japan)
Description: Black & Silver Shibori; Woven with metallic slit yarn; Polyester and metallic yarn
(photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

F1 and F2 Korakrit ARUNANONDCHAI (Thailand)
In collaboration with Chantries Club
Untitled (flag and portrait); Bleached denim and digital print on wooden flagpole and a photo

F3 Hiroshima ISHIZUKA (Japan)
Imprint series 2013-8; Clamp resist dyed; Cotton

F4 Jean CACICEDO (USA)
Portrait in Black and White; Woven wool, stitched and felted; Wool

F5 Jin-Sook SO (Sweden/Korea)
Six untitled steel mesh; Steel mesh, folded, gold, silver and acrylic painted

F6 Jin-Sook SO (Sweden/Korea)
The November View of Stor Sjon; Steel mesh, electroplated silver, gold painted and acrylic color

F7 Inge DUSI (Chile)
Radal, Chaiten; Stitched and painted linen on stretched cotton; Linen and cotton

G1
Kabuki OLUJIMI (USA)
Pidgin
Handmade eye masks with chains; Fabric and Metal

G2
Junichi ARAI (Japan)
Snow & Ice
Jacquard woven, shibori resist and felted
Wool and metallic yarn

G3 Junichi ARAI (Japan)
Black & Silver Shibori; Woven with metallic slit yarn; Polyester and metallic yarn

G4 Christina KIM (USA)
Life of Jamdani; Hand-reverse appliqué with 99% recycled material; Cotton

G5 and G6 Paola MORENO (Chile)
Mariposa 1, Mariposa 2; Shibori and silk thread stitching; Silk velvet

Photos: mnēmonikos:  Art of Memory in Contemporary Textiles – Jim Thompson Center, Bangkok
all photos by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine

Video: mnēmonikos:  Art of Memory in Contemporary Textiles – Jim Thompson Center, Bangkok
video by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine