Chronicle of an Arrest Foretold

Presented by Artspace, Sydney, 52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS, an ambitious, year-long project running from January 2018 to January 2019, highlighted artistic practice across Asia. The project engaged 52 artists and collectives to stage actions in unique, physical locations throughout the region and share them with global audiences on Instagram and online.

Our action, CHRONICLE OF AN ARREST FORETOLD, is a part of our continuing work examining the colonial dismantling of Tibetan language and identity currently taking place in Tibet. It highlights the plight of shopkeeper and language advocate Tashi Wangchuk who is currently serving a five-year sentence for ‘inciting separatism’.

“The local government is controlling the actual Tibetan culture, such as the spoken and written language. It looks like development or help on the surface, but actually the goal is to eliminate our culture.” – Tashi Wangchuk

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