Floating market heads to Venice

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Floating market heads to Venice

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s floating market will be highlighted at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale opening on May 26 in Italy.

 

 Thailand’s stall is among 63 national pavilions presented at the festival running until November 25. 

 

 

“Through the Thai pavilion, the Culture Ministry aims to promote contemporary Thai architecture and culture to the world,” said Kitsayapong Siri, the ministry’s permanent secretary.

 

The prominent festival will also present architecture projects by 71 participants curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara.

 

Inspired by the floating market, Culture Ministry’s Office of Contemporary Art and Culture and Architect Siam Association will present the pavilion under the theme “Blissfully yours”. 

 

 

“Presenting contemporary architecture under this year’s theme ‘Freespace’, the Thai pavilion will feature 10 animations portraying charming Thai ways of life in harmony with nature while at the same time Thais can adjust to the modern world,” Kitsayapong said.

 

The pavilion will also display the exhibition of five key cultures: food, film, fashion, fighting and festivals, selling food, demonstrate muay Thai, massage, live music and other performances from May 25 to May 27 at Fescheria, Rialto in Venice. 

 

 

“We will promote our Thailand Biennale 2018 which will be held in Krabi from November 2 to February 28, 2019,” he added.

 

Thailand has been participating Venice Art Biennale since 2003 and the Venice Architecture Biennale since 2010.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30346133

 

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[bluesofa]

The idea of a floating market in Venice. Is this maybe a case of 'selling ice to Eskimos'?

I wonder if it will sink without trace?

 

[George Bowman]

Many people do not like to go to a tourist spot. They don’t like the crowds, too far away, the weather, the traffic, the food and everything is overpriced. They are right, but sometimes it is fun. I enjoyed going to the floating market. But once was enough. 

 

Supposedly, a 007 scene was filmed in this floating market. I would be afraid to guess how much money it takes to shut down a floating market for the day.

[DrTuner]

A tourist trap competition or what? Gotta hand it to TAT, they are apt in polishing a turd. 

[Lupatria]

Wonder how long it will take the Venice administration to clean up the canals after the Thai delegation left. 

[Darcula]

It wont be authentic unless a dog carcass floats by a gondola. Or, at least a suicided farang with his hands tied behind his back.

[bkk6060]

I hope they have those crunchy sea horses.

Just delicious....

[ratcatcher]

4 hours ago, missoura said:

Many people do not like to go to a tourist spot. They don’t like the crowds, too far away, the weather, the traffic, the food and everything is overpriced. They are right, but sometimes it is fun. I enjoyed going to the floating market. But once was enough. 

 

Supposedly, a 007 scene was filmed in this floating market. I would be afraid to guess how much money it takes to shut down a floating market for the day.

 

[bluesofa]

31 minutes ago, Darcula said:

It wont be authentic unless a dog carcass floats by a gondola. Or, at least a suicided farang with his hands tied behind his back.

I thought the ferang had to pay extra for that?

 

[scorecard]

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

The idea of a floating market in Venice. Is this maybe a case of 'selling ice to Eskimos'?

I wonder if it will sink without trace?

 

 

I hope they checked if there's any regulations they must comply with, if they need a boat and operator license, or if they must have insurance, etc.

 

 

[Lupatria]

Forget the old James Bond movie. There is another re-make in consideration: 

"Venice- The Day After (the Thais left)"

 

      

[Redline]

And the deadly chemicals used in farming, millions of tons of plastic, wastewater in the sea, deadly air pollution, trash dumped and left everywhere?  No, probably not because of self sufficient economy and Thailand 4.0, whatever that means