communities

Embodied Movement: Exploring Dance in a community in the old town of Bangkok

In November 2017, Openspace, the E-Lerng artists collective and 5 renowned artists organised a two-day event in Nang Lerng in the old town of Bangkok, Thailand. Embodied Movement drew together the local community, artists, and visitors from around the city.

Tony Yap (Australia/Malaysia), Agung Gunawan (Indonesia), Takashi Takiguchi (Japan), Benjamin Allen (Australia), and Mike Hornblow (Australia/New Zealand) participated in the event which was split between workshops and performances.

The artists explored embodied movement and invited participants to discover movement and a new awareness of themselves and their surroundings. This event is a pilot for future events in this community.

Physical activity in a Baan Mankong community space: An open ground for cooperation

Openspace organised a workshop with Kasetsart University in Bangkok, as part of their course “Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture”, to incorporate Physical Activity and Universal Design in the design of the public space of a community. The project took place at Mahadthai community in Lat Phrao soi 101, which has undergone the Baan Mankong programme, and aimed to ensure that the space was useable by all community members, irrespective of age or ability.  

Openspace and Tar-Saeng Studio specialise in working with communities through participatory processes

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