{"id":3792,"date":"2023-06-22T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2023-08-07T19:06:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:06:52","slug":"talk-no-9-conversation-with-aung-myat-htay-touching-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/2023\/06\/22\/talk-no-9-conversation-with-aung-myat-htay-touching-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk No.9- Conversation With Aung Myat Htay &#8211; Touching the Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column av-2y1lhc-56d7e4e07f62553e132b077c444ba385 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj7mgcag-c373c629e726c50cdadb755aecf783f3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talk No.9- Conversation With Aung Myat Htay, Artist, curator, founder of SOCA, writer from Myanmar\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54HdyqcrL3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-457iu8-889827631702dcc371c9ea7a24dc1c81 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj1e60ct-ac0156832c300652df321d0c9bacc360'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Part 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first part of our talk with Aung Myat Htay, he shared his artistic approach to art and curating, which was defined by the political changes in Myanmar from 2015 until today.<\/p>\n<p>He shared with us the freedom of expression he found in contemporary art. How he brought it to Myanmar by writing books about contemporary art, DVD Magazine, and public art events, collaborating with Aura Project Japan, and he founded the SOCA alternative art learning program.<\/p>\n<p>In this talk, he explains what was happening with his art and curatorial work at the time of Covid and what developed from that, his latest solo exhibitions this year at Osaka Kansai International Art Festival and YAU Studio, Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of part 1, Aung tells us about his new upcoming works and projects as an artist and curator.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-3o1lgw-917eef5be3f98c186c87314d7f888082 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj7mjpkx-35d52e842c4e98653cc12ffda729545b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-3tlkjk-df8a2d872a16dbb9e9d85b55a7cac405 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj1ftpoe-dcd1f7b7fd287138caeb773df3d520d8'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; 00:54<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 1.<\/p>\n<p>*00:54 &#8211;\u00a0 11:12<\/p>\n<p>The artistic approach to art and curating<\/p>\n<p>Artistic development process<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Books, Political change<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Yangon-art-heritage-festival,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aura project, DVD Magazine<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SOCA project<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 2.<\/p>\n<p>*11:13 &#8211; 26:01<\/p>\n<p>The effect of the Pandemic on the works &amp; process of Aung Myat Htay, until today<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The way we live project, SOCA project<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Touching the ground<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Osaka Kansai International Art Festival<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; YAU Studio, Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>New upcoming works and projects<\/p>\n<p>*26:02- 28:26<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New project<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SOCA project<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; AMCA &#8211; Association for Myanmar Contemporary Arts<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-2r4bps-c7db185372ebf30817e96914ff1a0163 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-5u28kw-ecad08ddf76413085a0a3a10ebe57755 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lj1g3psw-7fa8144e82f26781ee26ac1aea30f3b3\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lj1g3psw-7fa8144e82f26781ee26ac1aea30f3b3 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#248df6;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj1g3psw-7fa8144e82f26781ee26ac1aea30f3b3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Links Part 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aungmyathtay.com\/?fbclid=IwAR1OfBkOuL-mtVcsxBCJsC9aDTWoubhUo15ckt43i56jKAVsJeZIAsklib8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aung Myat Htay Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yangonartandheritage.org\/editions\/2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yangon-art-heritage-festiva\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aura-asia-art-project.com\/?s=Aung%20Myat%20Htay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aura project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@aungmyathtay1\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DVD Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamyanmar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOCA project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianculturalcouncil.org\/pdf\/soca-catalogue-what-the-way-we-live.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The way we live project &#8211; SOCA project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osaka-kansai-2023.art\/en\/artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Osaka Kansai International Art \u00a0Festival, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=3792&amp;action=edit&amp;classic-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burmese folktales, <em>Maung Htin Aung, 1948<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyoartbeat.com\/en\/events\/-\/Retrieving-and-Revitalizing-From-Yurakucho-to-Yangon\/yau-studio\/2023-04-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YAU Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amca.myanmar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMCA &#8211; Association for Myanmar Contemporary Arts<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"x1heor9g x1qlqyl8 x1pd3egz x1a2a7pz\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-374vw0-1bb4967debdf34f412bd00a271759298 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-2ityz4-30cea58f5a173061b617559c0ec1441a hr-default  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lj1gyez2-03143e09a0a9d8f86b3cb8f88e5dc898\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lj1gyez2-03143e09a0a9d8f86b3cb8f88e5dc898 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lj1gyez2-03143e09a0a9d8f86b3cb8f88e5dc898 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lj1gyez2-03143e09a0a9d8f86b3cb8f88e5dc898 av-styling- avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3797 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3797 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Photo-Manabu-Shimoda-@-Wakayama-Japan-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt='' title='(Photo- Manabu Shimoda) @ Wakayama, Japan (1)'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Photo-Manabu-Shimoda-@-Wakayama-Japan-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Photo-Manabu-Shimoda-@-Wakayama-Japan-1-1030x687.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Photo-Manabu-Shimoda-@-Wakayama-Japan-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Photo-Manabu-Shimoda-@-Wakayama-Japan-1-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Photo-Manabu-Shimoda-@-Wakayama-Japan-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj1hhjwc-46021b8c7d269300267c688779c04f74'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Aung Myat Htay is an Artist, and an independent curator, the founder of SOCA alternative art learning program, and also known as a writer and curator in the Myanmar art community.<\/p>\n<p>He works in diverse and experimental art, using different materials and new media, responding to nature, and combining social messages in a contemporary sense with traditional forms.<\/p>\n<p>Working as an art lecturer, he explores the potential of freedom of expression in contemporary art. He expresses social messages with combines a contemporary sense with traditional forms.<\/p>\n<p>He lives and works in Yangon and working in Myanmar and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Aung\u00a0was born in 1973 in Mandalay, Myanmar,<\/p>\n<p>Aung has been practicing bronze sculpture, assisting his father since he was young.<\/p>\n<p>He studied art education at the state-run Fine Art school and graduated in BFA at the University of Art &amp; Culture in Yangon.<\/p>\n<p>Research and further learning by international residencies in the US, Europe, and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Recent solo exhibitions include: Consciousness of Realities (2019, Myanm\/art Gallery Space, Yangon, Myanmar), Dining-Room Opera (2014, Rooster Gallery, New York, NY), Calling Memory (2012, Koganecho Bazaar Art Festival, Yokohama, Japan).<\/p>\n<p>Recent group exhibitions include &#8220;Land of Ghosts&#8221; (2022, REBORN Art Festival, Japan), LOOK STRANGER! (2019, Serendipity Art Festival, Goa, India), My Yangon My Home (2017, Yangon Art and Heritage Festiva), Silent for a while (2016, 10Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong), Gwangju Biennale (2013, S. Korea).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lj1hie45-ef07654e420c02f8ab8ee9c6a023b802'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Photos: \u00a9\u00a0 Aung Myat Htay, Talk No.9, part 1,2<a href=\"https:\/\/art21.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f329f3b87f0aea231fba60d95&amp;id=ff131a036d&amp;e=c37222ec99&amp;utm_source=Sleeping+fortomorrow&amp;utm_campaign=fcba48bb18-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_24_05_55&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-fcba48bb18-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/art21.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3Df329f3b87f0aea231fba60d95%26id%3Dff131a036d%26e%3Dc37222ec99%26utm_source%3DSleeping%2Bfortomorrow%26utm_campaign%3Dfcba48bb18-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_24_05_55%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_-fcba48bb18-%255BLIST_EMAIL_ID%255D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678897663672000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0rCgYF9kw0BBKidMdNDKGo\">:<\/a> Aung Myat Htay &#8211; Touching the Ground, Amit Goffer<em>\u00a0Studio, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,12],"tags":[208,172,212,202,206,54,170,207,168,211,195,197,209,214,198,215,210,203,217,204,200,205,213,165,199,166,216,196,201],"class_list":["post-3792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates","category-talks-discussions","tag-myat-htay-aung","tag-abstract","tag-aediaart","tag-amca-association-for-myanmar-contemporary-arts","tag-amit-goffer","tag-amit-goffer-kunst","tag-architecture","tag-art","tag-art-contemporary","tag-arturbanismmca-association-for-myanmar-contemporary-arts","tag-aung-myat-htay","tag-aura-project","tag-auraproject","tag-contemporaryart","tag-dvd-magazine","tag-exhibition","tag-irritumtokyo","tag-media-art","tag-myanmar","tag-new-media","tag-osaka-kansai-international-art-festival","tag-public-art","tag-publicart","tag-sleeping-for-tomorrow","tag-soca","tag-studio-amit-goffer","tag-yangon","tag-yangon-art-heritage-festiva","tag-yau-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3792"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3970,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3792\/revisions\/3970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepingfortomorrow.com\/sft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}