In collaboration with the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology - University Museum System, Jakkai Siributr was invited to engage with the figure of Galileo Chini (1873-1956), a Tuscan artist, decorator, and ceramist who lived for a long period in the East, where he produced several major public works, including the frescoes for the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok. Part of Chini's Siamese collection, donated by the artist himself, is on display in this room, where Siributr presents a new site-specific garment inspired by Chini's collection, along with a section of his work Transient Shelter (2014), which reflects on the relationship between life and death, the reversal of values, and the tension between matter and spirit. For the occasion, the museum has partially reinstalled the room with new works from the Chini Collection.

At MAD Murate Art District, the exhibition presents for the first time in Italy a selection of works - including tapestries, garments, and environmental installations - created between 2014 and today, alongside the results of two new collective projects conceived specifically for this occasion.

The artist collaborated with women's communities with migratory backgrounds from Nosotras and Casa delle Donne, as well as with the artisans involved in the Comune di Barberino Tavarnelle project dedicated to passing on the traditional "Punto Tavarnelle" embroidery technique through intergenerational transmission of artisanal knowledge.
Through these shared processes, Siributr weaves together the stories of women and communities, the legacy of Chini, and the contributions of students and visitors, constructing a dialogue of sensitivity, memory, and imagination - between the material and immaterial, the individual and the collective.

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