While Thailand Contemporary Creative Scene still appears to many a novelty, for the few western specialists and lucky amateurs introduced to it, its variety and dynamism is a perpetual source of fascination.

In order to share these contemporary treasures with a wider audience and support original creation and artists, the Franco-Belgian couple France Dupin de Beyssat and Xavier Lambert founded SoiWat.org a Brussels based NGO. By showcasing Artists and Designers, supporting artistic events and the production of works of art, SoiWat.org aspires to help Europeans go beyond some of their wrongful preconceptions concerning Asia and give them a unique opportunity to open up to a cutting-edge, up-and-coming creation scene.

Since its creation SoiWat.org presented 8 Bangkok fashion designers at the Paris Ethical Fashion Show 06 ; participated to the redaction of Made by Thais, a major art book edited by the world famous Parisian Gallery Enrico Navarra; organised the production of the performance White Bird by Montri Toemsombat ; brought 3 other major Thai contemporary artists to Brussels Nuit Blanche 07 notably Pinaree Sanpitak who exhibited Temporary Insanity at Brussels Town Hall; and finally organised a performance by video artist Peerapat Kittisuwat closing the Mogno Music 10th Anniversary Festival at Flagey in collaboration with the performers Antoine Prauwerman and the Vegetal Beauty.

The new born of their long, patient and unshakable passion, GMT+7 art&design gallery is to become a cultural vortex where creative and personal encounters blur all boundaries, notably those traditionally separating East and West; Art and Design; Fashion and Creation; Trend and Inspiration. It is also a place where visitors access documentation, resources, experience and intimate knowledge of today's Thai creative scene gathered by SoiWat.org.

Through 2008, GMT+7 will host no less than 14 solo exhibitions showcasing various aspects of contemporary culture: performances, photography, fashion design, light installations, furniture designs, paintings, sculptures, jewelery.

All the artists and designers presented are highly significant in their own country and internationally known by experts through exhibitions and publications. GMT+7 offers a privileged opportunity for the European public to discover these talents in a new intimate way. By bringing physically the artists in Brussels, SoiWat.org allows an actual meeting and a real exchange.

The exhibitions will also be a unique occasion for collectors to access original creations; limited editions, numbered and signed designs; rare works of art presented for the first time in Europe.

Click on the right hand side menu to see the exhibitions.