Press release bangkok

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Director, Curator:

Mr. Patrice Vallette

Project Coordinators:

Ms. Camille Caillet Mrs. Lorena Aguilera Haas Mrs. Müge Aral

All our team at Visioncy is pleased to announce the arrival of our exhibition Exodus Déjà-Vu in Bangkok, Thailand.

The exhibition focusing on the refugee crisis throughout the world will open in Bangkok from the 6th to the 18th of February 2018 at BACC. An event supported by the UNHCR, the Embassy of France in Thailand, the Bangkok Art & Culture Center, Asylum Access Thailand, Amnesty International Thailand.

© Greg Constantine, Bangladesh, 2017

Following six years of continued war, we take stock of the sad situation in Syria. The facts are horrendous yet edifying: civilians continue to be killed, injured and displaced at a terrifying rate, 6.3 million displaced within the country, 5.3 millions of refugees scattered around the world. The tragedy now touching Syria is reminiscent of refugee crisis that have marked the past as it did in Cambodia in the 1970’s or more recently in Myanmar. This alarming observation makes us question the reasons that caused this outburst of violence and strikingly makes us realize how history tragically repeats itself. o we have t

With proven experience in art expertise and management Visioncy would like to introduce Exodus-Déjà Vu, a non-profit touring photography exhibition, articulated around guided visits, talks, debates and workshops. Our desire is to create an interactive event by using powerful images as bare witnesses of the grim reality. Refugee crisis has now become a global issue, this is why Exodus-Déjà Vu intends to create a better understanding of the refugees and displaced people.

Showcasing seven photojournalists and photographers who have closely followed and captured the perilous journey of refugees throughout time, the exhibition documents the war and the people fleeing, and builds a consensus by interconnecting people speaking different languages, living different lives but sharing the same “human rights.”

Each photographers bringing their own masterpieces and their own knowledge of the events, Visioncy introduces the work of two generations of reporters, united under the theme of refugees: Coşkun Aral (TUR), Suthep Kritsanavarin (THA), Issa Touma (SY), Roland Neveu (FR), Sergey Ponomarev (RU), Rahman Roslan (MY), and Greg Constantine (CA).

Together with our team of photographers , we unveil and put forward the reality of millions of refugees by telling their poignant stories in Exodus - Déjà Vu.

© Suthep Kritsanavarin, Kutupalong, Bangladesh

© Issa Tourma, Aleppo at war

© Roland Neveu, Cambodian refugees

© Coşkun Aral, Northern Iraq refugees

© Rahman Roslan, Idomeni camps

© Sergey Ponomarev, Island of Lesbos, Greece

© Greg Constantine, Rohingya refugees, Myanmar

EXHIBITION PROGRAM IN bangkok 6th february TO 18th february 2017 6th february 2017

Exhibition Opening Ceremony (invitation only) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm OPENING SPEECHES BY:

His Excellency Mr. Gilles Garachon (Ambassador of France in Thailand) Mr. Alistair Boulton (UNHCR’s Assistant Regional Representative for South-East Asia) Mr. Patrice Vallette (Visioncy Director & Curator) Mr. Suthep Kritsanavarin (photographer)

7th February 2017

Guided visit with the curator - 11:00 am Panel discussion with Coşkun Aral, Suthep Kritsanavarin, Roland Neveu and Rahman Roslan, moderated by Ms. Vivian Tan (UNHCR), 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

9th February 2017

Conference with Suthep Kritsanavarin and Roland Neveu, moderated by Karntachat Raungratanaamporn (lecturer) at Thammasat University (Tha Prachan Campus), 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

10 February 2017 th

Special encounter with the French photographer Roland Neveu, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

15th February 2017

“Alternatives to Immigration Detention for Refugee Children in Thailand“ - Talk & Debate organized by Asylum Access Thailand (NGO), 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Activities with refugees

by Amnesty International Thailand, February 6th, 10th & 11th, and 17th & 18th :

- Drawing : a group of refugees will have the opportunity to express their situation in Thailand through drawings, while sharing their experiences with the public.

- Henna : youth refugees will draw Henna for visitors who want to interact and engage with them at BACC.

18th February 2017 EXHIBITION CLOSING

BACC

939 Rama I Rd, Khwaeng Wang Mai, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Bangkok, THAILAND

Thammasat University

Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, Tha Prachan campus, Auditorium room, 4th floor Logo Amnesty International

Our agency is currently based in Malaysia and aims to support the cultural development of the country by forming collaborations with both international and local entities. Through our projects, we aspire to create a global network based on cultural and artistic developments.

We believe that art is the result of all creativity. Adequately, our aim is to promote and encourage creativity in all its forms by operating as consultants on all aspects of arts and cultural management.

We equally offer our expertise in the Art world – in its broadest sense – to discover, create and develop the visions of corporates, governmental organizations, public and private institutions, and particulars.

So come forward and meet our international team of curators, arts and cultural coordinators, media managers, writers, entrepreneurs and visionaries; all enthused to make your visions become reality!

Patrice Vallette, Founder and CEO of Visioncy

Special thanks to our partners

For more information, please contact us at: project@visioncy.org call us at +90 541 398 69 12 (Turkey) or +60 19-301 2569 (Malaysia) 52 Jalan Doraisamy, 54-01-01, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia