43/ The Internationale

2018
By Chulayarnnon Siriphol
Duration: 5:51 min.

How does this work investigate “hope?”
"The Internationale" ("French: L'Internationale") is a left-wing anthem. It has been a standard of the socialist movement since the late nineteenth century, when the Second International adopted it as its official anthem. The title arises from the "First International," an alliance of workers which held a congress in 1864. The author of the anthem's lyrics, anarchist Eugène Pottier, attended this congress. This anthem has been celebrated by communists, socialists, anarchists, democratic socialists, and social democrats and has been translated into many languages. "The Internationale" was adapted to rock music by Chinese band, Tang Dynasty, in 1992. Chulayarnnon Siriphol created this music video when he was an artist in residence at Organhaus Art Space, Chongqing, China in July 2018.

About the work:
“In this music video, The Internationale, I performed as many Southeast Asian girls in Japanese school uniform which refer to the girl group idol, AKB48. This kind of girl groups are expanded to the other countries which are Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and also Taiwan. These Southeast Asian girls are singing the song ‘The Internationale’ which represent political ideology of socialist movement. This is a kind of international relationship and cultural colonialism through soft power and digital pop culture in Asia after World War II until now. ” —Chulayarnnon Siriphol