Marie-Louise Kristensen: BANGKO{K}LLECTION
Bangkok is a new market for contemporary jewelry, and Atty Tantivit is bravely forging a path forward showing both Thai and European jewelers at ATTA Gallery. Atty is well versed in contemporary jewelry, which she studied in a number of schools throughout the world. She worked on a show that combines the thoughts of the Danish jeweler Marie-Louise Kristensen with her impressions of Bangkok. A lovely reflection on the two cultures shows up in the work.
Susan Cummins: Please describe your project called BANGKO{K}LLECTION. Why did you choose Bangkok?
Marie-Louise Kristensen: Well it’s more like Bangkok chose me. In 2011, a while after I finished working on CPH:DUCKS (a solo exhibition at Goldfingers in Copenhagen), I got in contact with Atty, the director of ATTA Gallery, and we agreed on doing an exhibition. CPH:DUCKS was inspired by my hometown Copenhagen, a summer romance, and the predictable break up. Sensations and emotions were paired with specially chosen places. When Bangkok came up, I saw the opportunity to try to work with another, and for me unknown, city.
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