Priyageetha Dia’s video work on ancestral migratory movements from India to the Malay Peninsula is presented at the The Spirits of Maritime Crossing, a collateral event of the Venice Biennale organised by Bangkok Biennale Foundation, at the Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmarana in Venice.
Dia’s practice is concerned with speculative methods of counter-narratives that correspond to Southeast Asian postcolonial histories and the transnational migration of ethnic communities. Through poetic interventions using time-based and print mediums, specifically 3D animation and game engine software, Dia translates historical flashpoints into sensorial environments.
The Biennale Arte 2024 runs until November 24. Seeing Forest will return to Singapore in January 2025, where it will be reimagined for a second iteration at SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark.
