Exhibition Cellulose II: Wood

Cellulose II: Wood, Wood You? Exploring the Life of a Living Material ATTA Gallery invites you to the opening of the group exhibition "Cellulose II: Wood, Wood You? Exploring the Life of a Living Material" on Thursday, 27 August 2026, from 6:00–8:00 PM. The exhibition features works by 8 Thai and international artists, alongside artworks from the private collection of Atinuch Tantiwit, which serve to enrich the narrative and broaden perspectives on the relationships between humans, artists, collectors, and wood as a material. **When Wood Is More Than a Material** Wood is one of the oldest materials humans have used to create sculpture and everyday objects, yet our relationship with it has always differed from our relationship with stone or metal. In art history, marble and bronze are associated with permanence, grandeur, and prestige — while wood has remained closer to daily life. We build homes from it, touch it, repair it, and live among it until it becomes almost invisible in its familiarity. Yet it is precisely this familiarity that gives wood its unique character. Unlike marble, which appears frozen in form, or bronze, which conveys solidity through weight and durability, wood continues to respond to the world around it. It expands and contracts with the weather, absorbs warmth from touch, gradually takes on the atmosphere of a space, and transforms over time. Wood does not merely *endure* — it continues to *live*, in the sense of change. **Working with the Life Within the Wood** For artists, choosing wood is not simply choosing a material — it is the beginning of a relationship. The grain, knots, and growth rings all carry a history that existed before the artist began. Carving wood is therefore a process of collaboration rather than conquest. Artists must learn to listen to the wood's nature — its character, resistance, imperfections, and fragility. Each work emerges from the interplay between the artist's intention and the life and history the wood holds within. **Art That Continues to Change** From a collector's perspective, wood creates a different kind of relationship than marble or bronze, because a wooden work does not stop changing when it leaves the artist's studio. Whether in a home, a gallery, or any given space, wood continues to respond to its environment, gradually accumulating traces of time and recording the influence of the people and places around it. Living with wood-based art means accepting that change is not a flaw — it is part of the life of the work. **The Exhibition** Cellulose II: Wood brings together works that use wood as their medium — through carving, assemblage, painting, and various forms of transformation — to explore the relationships between wood, artists, and collectors. The exhibition invites us to see a familiar material in a new light, and to ask: if certain materials are not merely meant to be viewed and admired, but can become part of our daily lives, how does the relationship between humans and art change? Like all meaningful relationships, our relationship with wood does not stand still — it continues to grow, change, and leave its mark over time. **Artists** Kristof Ghekiere / Karin Herwegh / Faisal Malik / Santi Seedaras / Wisarut Thatthong / Flora Vagi / Nutjarin Wangpongsawat / Wanna **Exhibition Details** **Cellulose II: Wood, Wood You? Exploring the Life of a Living Material** Dates: 27 August – 25 October 2026 Venue: ATTA Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, 27 August 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM All are welcome to experience and explore the "life" of wood through the perspectives of artists and collectors, and to consider how wood — a material so close to us — may be not merely something we use to build things, but something that grows, changes, and lives alongside us.