Duemdum Space

A pork shop in a Narathiwat market becomes an unlikely stage for Thijme Maassen’s first solo exhibition, and that feels entirely the point. The Dutch sculptor, who moves between Thailand and the Netherlands, borrows the rhythms of butchery – slicing, grinding, hanging – and folds them back into his own methods. Pork appears not as metaphor but as matter, loaded with labour, habit and familiarity. Maassen also toys with the cartoon pigs found on shop logos, all smiles and cuteness, spoons raised. Reused here, those friendly faces start asking awkward questions about appetite and denial. Two drinks created with Duemdum Space,  Reset Sip, Eating Pork? arrives as lemon tea in a water bucket, while Plum-Boiled Pork Cola leans sweet and strange. Both are for staying put and talking longer.   January 31-February 3. Free. Duemdum Space, 7pm-9pm