Rirkit Tiravanija at Neugerriemschnieder

Rirkit Tiravanija's 8th solo show at the Neugerriemschnieder gallery in Berlin is titled "Curry for the soul of the forgotten" and incorporates video, sculpture, and oil painting. The premise of the show is the political tension occurring in Thailand the last few years. The three projected videos are specifically filmed in northern Thailand, and have context to the development of video from a technology to a medium. The three panel video has a monumental presence in the show, and represents videos place as a medium in contemporary art. The discourse between the physical cooking pot on the floor and the cooking pot being used in the videos, brings up interesting questions of which is closer to reality.