Chaw Ei Thein
I wish Buddha free from Danger in Burma #05, 2015
Acrylic pigment, gauze, faux oxidized iron patina, cast resin
29 x 20 x 14 in
73.7 x 50.8 x 35.6 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.
73.7 x 50.8 x 35.6 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.
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