MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to present The Ancestors, an exhibition that explores the close relationship between Thailand and Taiwan, highlighting their shared cultural, historical, and biological affinities. From local animism to the impacts of colonialism and modern technology, these landscapes are unique yet deeply interconnected, bound by both physical and emotional ties. The cycles that govern all life—birth, death, and survival—emerge in The Ancestors as unifying themes, though these inevitable forces are often unsettled by humanity's parallel desire to circumvent them. The exhibition features a diverse body of works, ranging from painting to multi screen video installations. It places the works of Pinaree Sanpitak, Busui Ajaw, and Jedsada Tangtrakulwong from MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum’s collection in conversation with selected works by Taiwanese artists Chien-Pei Chen, Chin-Yun Kuo, and En-Man Chang. The Ancestors nurtures a dialogue that spans across seas and species, expanding the notion of kinship to consider connections not solely bound by blood, but by interactions within an ecosystem at a particular time. Taking inspiration from American anthropologist Donna Haraway, the exhibition draws on the concept of natureculture, which seeks to unsettle anthropological notions of kinship that prioritize bloodlines as the primary vehicle for the transmission of culture. The exhibition questions the idea of culture as a narrative written from a single perspective. At the same time, It challenges the concept that only humans preserve traditions, suggesting that the ancestors (those who came before) and descendants (those who came after) are not exclusive to our species but include other beings. The Ancestors exhibition is made possible by the facilitation of MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, with the generous support of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand and the Taiwan Ministry of Culture.