Chaw Ei Thein
I wish Buddha free from Danger in Burma #03, 2015
Acrylic pigment, gauze, faux oxidized iron patina, cast resin, bronze gong, wooden mallet
Thein’s camouflage-shrouded series of Buddhas references the destruction of Buddhist monasteries by Myanmar’s military junta, and the regime’s agenda of co-opting Buddhism to foment division within Myanmar’s remarkably diverse population. The Muslim Rohingya people of Myanmar suffer ongoing genocide at the hands of the junta and Buddhist nationalists.
Thein’s camouflage-shrouded series of Buddhas references the destruction of Buddhist monasteries by Myanmar’s military junta, and the regime’s agenda of co-opting Buddhism to foment division within Myanmar’s remarkably diverse population. The Muslim Rohingya people of Myanmar suffer ongoing genocide at the hands of the junta and Buddhist nationalists.
16 1/2 x 12 x 8 in
41.9 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm
Thein’s camouflage-shrouded series of Buddhas references the destruction of Buddhist monasteries by Myanmar’s military junta, and the regime’s agenda of co-opting Buddhism to foment division within Myanmar’s remarkably diverse population. The Muslim Rohingya people of Myanmar suffer ongoing genocide at the hands of the junta and Buddhist nationalists.
41.9 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm
Thein’s camouflage-shrouded series of Buddhas references the destruction of Buddhist monasteries by Myanmar’s military junta, and the regime’s agenda of co-opting Buddhism to foment division within Myanmar’s remarkably diverse population. The Muslim Rohingya people of Myanmar suffer ongoing genocide at the hands of the junta and Buddhist nationalists.
