Mother Earth takes centre stage at the 4th edition of Bangkok Art Biennale

With just over a year before the launch of the 4th edition of Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB 2024), the Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation has chosen a theme that mirrors the uncertain world in which we live today.

Titled ‘Nurture Gaia’, it will focus on crisis and sustainability through a constellation of more than 200 artworks from around the world that explore important contemporary issues in relation to anthropology, collectivism, ecologies, feminism, and the politics of time and place.

Prof. Dr. Apinan Poshyananda, chief executive and artistic director of BAB, said the theme comes from Greek mythology and can be best explained as Mother Earth (Pramae Phosob). “It is more relevant than ever today as mankind struggles to save the earth for future generations,” he explains.

“And thanks to Khun Thapana (Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, CEO of ThaiBev) for giving the Thai term ‘Raksa Gaya’ (take care of oneself). We must take care of our minds in a world full of conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Chinarivalry.”

He adds that together the artists would send signals not only to their communities but also to the masses so that people realise the genuine meaning of Nurture Gaia (Raksa Gaya).