Exhibition "Bodymaps for Healing"
Asylum Access Thailand (AAT), in collaboration with the Thailand Knowledge Park (TK Park), invites you to the exhibition "Bodymaps for Healing: Past, Present, and Hopes for a Better Future." This exhibition showcases 14 bodymaps created during therapeutic art workshops with refugees from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Congo, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The workshop was organized by AAT in partnership with artist Gerda Liebmann. The bodymaps feature self-portraits with the past depicted on the left and hopes for the future on the right.
Thailand hosts thousands of refugees fleeing conflict, persecution, violence, and other human rights violations in their home countries. Some have resided in Thailand for over a decade. However, due to the lack of legal status and protection, they live invisible lives on the fringes of Thai society, facing psychological issues from isolation and loneliness. In response, AAT has implemented the Psychological First Aid (PFA) project, using art therapy to help participants explore their emotional states, enhance self-awareness, manage stress, and rebuild self-esteem.
This exhibition aims to share refugees' art with the public, highlighting the enduring personal impact of forced displacement. It also seeks to raise awareness of the need for effective legal and institutional frameworks to uphold fundamental human rights principles.
Join us at TK Park, 8th Floor, CentralwOrld, from June 11 to 20, 2024, between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM. The exhibition is free and open to the public without prior registration.
Gerda Liebmann
Swiss-born artist Gerda Liebmann studied art in Switzerland before moving to the USA, where she worked as a Graphic Designer while balancing her roles as wife and mother. Later ordained as a pastor after studying at Berean Global University, she and her husband established a church in New Jersey, ministering there for ten years. In 2018, she relocated to Thailand, where she uses her artistic and counseling skills to help refugees and other trauma survivors. Liebmann's acclaimed artwork, including her famous salt installation, has been displayed globally in cities like New York, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, and Bangkok.
Additional Information:
1. Free Admission. For non-TK Park members, there is a daily entry fee of 20 baht. Unlimited entry and exit within the day. Annual TK Park membership is also available. See details here.↗
2. Parking: TK Park does not offer free parking stamps. Parking fees are subject to the terms and conditions of centralwOrld.
