Launch of re/JOY: Vipoo Srivilasa
Please join us for our Family Fun Day to launch re/JOY: Vipoo Srivilasa. re/JOY is a major exhibition by Thai-born Australian artist, Vipoo Srivilasa, that honours and celebrates the multi-layered personal migration stories of people from all over the world who have made Australia home.
Encapsulated in seven new 1.5 metre tall ceramic sculptures, are the stories and broken pieces of objects that held significant meaning to fellow migrants along their journey. An eighth sculpture references the artist’s own experiences migrating to Australia, based on his grandmother’s button that holds strong family connections.
The exhibition examines the emotional connection we have with everyday objects and their role in our lives through migration experiences and memories.
re/JOY is an Australian Design Centre (ADC On Tour) national touring exhibition, presented with assistance from the Australian Government Visions of Australia program and Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. The Visions of Australia regional exhibition touring program supports audience access to Australian arts and cultural material, with a particular focus on tours to regional and remote Australia.
Event Running Order
10-10:30am: Artist talk with Vipoo Srivilasa
10:30am-12:30pm Drop in mask-making workshop with Celine Cheung – please register HERE
All day: self-directed activities
A Thai-born Australian artist recognised as a leader in the field of ceramics, Vipoo Srivilasa creates work that engages with complex questions of queerness, migration and spiritual meaning, using an aesthetic and medium that is accessible, uplifting and beautiful.
Vipoo has exhibited extensively around the world, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Saatchi Gallery, London; Ayala Museum, Philippines; Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan; Nanjing Arts Institute, China and the National Gallery of Thailand. His work is held in national and international public collections across the globe including Henan Museum, China; Roopanakar Museum of Fine Arts, India; Craft Council, UK, and the National Gallery of Australia. In 2021, Vipoo was awarded the Ceramic Artist of the Year by the American Ceramic Society for his contribution to the global clay community.
