Strolling through Temporary Temples: Buddhism and Installation Art in Modern Thailand

Autor:	Justin Thomas McDaniel
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	060303 religions & theology Repertoire Buddhism Religious studies Environmental ethics 06 humanities and the arts Installation art 060202 literary studies 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Philosophy Scholarship Aesthetics 0602 languages and literature Sociology Zeitgeist
Zdroj:	Contemporary Buddhism. 18:165-198
ISSN:	1476-7953 1463-9947
DOI:	10.1080/14639947.2017.1308687
Popis:	Thai installation art provides a view into modern, non-monastic experiences of Buddhism. Buddhist practice and scholarship often depend on centuries-old ritual practices and texts, and designated religious sites and persons. However, installation art illumines a fluxing and organic Buddhism – and one that is increasingly globalised and public. An evolving artistic zeitgeist is fused with classical tenets of Buddhism and diverse spiritualties. Each with a unique flair and multi-media repertoire, artists such as Jakkai Siributr, Montien Boonma, Sarawut Duangjampa, Chalermchai Kositpipat and others are offering creative contemplations on Buddhism today. Their works are often experienced in a leisurely fashion by the attending public, amidst social outings or intellectual excursions. People are encouraged to react however they wish to installations, which are themselves fundamentally transient – lasting usually between three and six months. Buddhism is thus asserted as an on-going project: a continual...
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