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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
It is a heavenly radio broadcast that reminds villagers twice a day — morning and late afternoon — of their feathered companions under threat of extinction. Despite being hampered by lockdowns, artists have managed to imitate birdsong for public announcement systems to promote human-animal relationships. Broadcast in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Phimai, the sonic intervention, More-Than-Human-Songs, is produced by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and two local bird imitators. It is part of the Thailand Biennale, Korat 2021, being held under the theme “Butterflies Frolicking On The Mud: Engenderi…