Buffalo Field Festival II

Buffalo Field Festival, or BFF for short, is a community-based event where local wisdoms are demonstrated through a form of performing arts, despite the fact that there are numerous art events and festivals in Bangkok—for instance, Bangkok Art Festival and Bangkok Art Biennale—funded by both the government and private sectors. In 2017, Openspace (Ploy Yamtree and her crew), Mike Hornblow, and a neighborhood group called E-Loeng, founded by neighborhood leaders and local artists, soft-launched BFF in the Nang Loeng neighborhood.

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The festival strives to showcase regional arts and cultures as much as possible through artistic practices developed by foreign artists in close cooperation with locals. BFF provided a two-day regional arts event despite low funding. Artists set up their performances on-site during the day, then at night, they carry out their installations and/or performances using light and sound. To engage audiences from both outside and within Nang Loeng on one day during the festival, Openspace and a few other artists provided a brief dance class for tourists and locals.

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MAKING SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART-ACTIVISM IN NANG LOENG NEIGHBOURHOOD, BANGKOK