Constellations takes place at the abandoned Gwangju Army Hospital, one of the significant sites during the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. The installation is situated at the hospital’s recreational facilities that consist of a pool room, a barber, and a multi-purpose hall. Apichatpong introduces possible scenarios of recollections by shadow plays and physical movements of mechanical objects.
Site-Specific Installation with lights, motorized lights, motorized & synchronized screens, speakers, programmed balls, single-channel video, hospital artifacts.
Commissioned by
Gwangju Biennale Foundation
Artist: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Production Manager : Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Producer: Jimmy
Lighting Designer: Pornpan Arayaveerasid
Visual Director: Rueangrit Suntisuk
Sound Designer: Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
Technical Director : Laphonphat Doungploy
Project supervision: Ara Cho
With permission support from: Kang Ha Lee Museum, Sunhui Jung