Jakkai Siributr: There’s no Place
Embroidery workshops
Join us for a free embroidery workshop with artist Jakkai Siributr and contribute to the ongoing artwork 'There’s no Place'.
Starting as a project in a refugee camp on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, where Siributr invited inhabitants to reflect on their experiences through stitch, There’s no Place is now a global project, a conversation across continents through embroidery.
Jakkai Siributr led the sessions during the opening weekend of the There's no Place exhibition, and train local artists to deliver these workshops throughout the exhibition.
Book your free place for Saturday 15 February 1pm-3pm
Upcoming local artist led sessions will take place on the following dates:
Saturday 8 March 1pm-3pm (bookable from 17 February)
Past workshop event dates in 2024:
Saturday 18 January
Saturday 14 December
Saturday 16 November – morning workshop
Saturday 16 November – afternoon workshop
About the exhibition
This autumn, the Whitworth presents There’s no Place a significant new exhibition by acclaimed Thai artist Jakkai Siributr. Building on the Whitworth’s long history of radical global textile exhibitions, this show will offer visitors an intimate and breathtaking look at one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary artists on his first UK exhibition.
The Whitworth's new Project Space will house a host of works that span the major themes in Siributr’s practice. Moving between the Thailand's political and social histories, personal stories of grief and remembrance and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this space will allow viewers to both view and interact with the artist’s intricate, monumental and dynamic work.
Siributr will also transform one of the Whitworth’s core collection galleries into the latest iteration of his long-term project There's no Place. Exploring ideas of home and belonging, this collaborative embroidery piece creates an ongoing dialogue between the artist, the community of Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp and viewers around the world.
For the exhibition Siributr has transformed one of the Whitworth’s core collection galleries into the latest iteration of his long-term project There's no Place. For the opening weekend Siributr will deliver two embroidery workshops. Exploring ideas of home and belonging, this collaborative embroidery piece creates an ongoing dialogue between the artist, the community of Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp and viewers around the world.
15 November 2024 – 16 March 2025
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This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of our main exhibition sponsor Atinuj Tantivit and via the exhibition supporters group including Douglas Ray and Central Group. With thanks to Flowers Gallery and to our official paint sponsor Little Greene.
Image: Jakkai Siributr, There’s no Place, workshop, public response, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Courtesy of the artist. © Jakkai Siributr.
