Vipoo Srivilasa: re/JOY – Artist Talk & Opening

Join artist Vipoo Srivilasa in conversation with Cairns Art Gallery Senior Curator Sarah Thomson to celebrate the launch of Vipoo Srivilasa: re/JOY.

Vipoo Srivilasa is a Melbourne-based, Thai-born Australian artist whose ceramic artworks emanate a sense of positivity, playfulness and joy. Vipoo’s ceramic figures reflect the artist’s Thai heritage and experience of living in Australia. Often covered in flowers and embellished with gold, his porcelain works make something beautiful and precious from a lump of clay. The solo exhibition re/JOY is a collaborative community project where Vipoo has taken seven precious, yet broken, ceramic objects donated by strangers, each with their own story of migration to different parts of Australia. Around these pieces he has built seven towering, large-scale works, plus a smaller one in honour of his own story. re/JOY aims to engage with overseas-born Australians, but anyone will recognise the connections we form with objects that hold special memories and can evoke strong emotions.

re/JOY is a joyful, playful and hopeful project – a rich tapestry of humanity. We thank the seven people who donated their broken objects and stories to this project.

re/JOY is an Australian Design Centre exhibition, curated by Lisa Cahill toured nationally by ADC on Tour with additional support from NETS Victoria. This project been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Free event. RSVP appreciated.