There're three different projects, each project requires different people, please read on.

1. "Hitting Game," a public art project that invites the viewers to play a game with transgenders. See detail below.

2. "LGBT parents and their children" a documentary film following a group of LGBT parents with their children, to create more understanding in various aspects. See detail below.

3. "Gay, Proud, Power" if you're LGBT, happy and "proud" (or want to be proud) of your gender, and yourself as a person, you can be in this video shoot! See detail below.

About the artist:

Oak Wattanai Chanakot, originally from Bangkok, Thailand, is gay, currently studying 'Art in Public Realm' master degree program at Konstfack, work with video, film, and performance.

Contact info:

email: wattanai.chanakot@student.konstfack.se

phone: 0737423922

1. "Hitting Game" Working title

Project summary
In a carnival-like setting, a host asks for several participants among the viewers to play a game in which they have to try to hit a target by a distance with a ball with paint. The target is a group of men, dressed as a woman, who would run from one wall to another (so there’s an opening for hitting), avoiding to be hit. After every participant hit a target, the host will thank everyone for participating and introduce himself (what s/he does in real life) and also introduce the target who is a group of transgenders in real life.   

Background and motivation
I once saw several men putting on a small show at T-Centralen station, they were singing and playing music, one of them dressed in a woman dress. He did wild physical dance and b-boy steps, a crowd built up quickly, everyone laughed and enjoyed his moves.
I can’t help but wonder if they were laughing at his moves, the way he dressed or both, and if this show contains a subtle discrimination against women, transgenders and feminine homosexuals. Even people who already accept LGBT, they may still have subconscious bias. This type of activities may enforce people especially young people to associate LGBT people with silliness, stupidity, or less of a person.

Objective
This project aims to create awareness of implicit discrimination that may arise which can cause many social problems.

Participate needed: Transgender

Location: The project will be performed at Huddinge Public Art festival in April 2010, and may be repeated at the Huddinge Performance festival in November 2010.

2. "LGBT Parents and their children" Working title

Project summary

A documentary style art film that follow several families consisting of LGBT parents and their children in their daily life with interviews on their thoughts and values and reflection of the artist.

Background and Motivation

Questions arise in many people, is LGBT people different? how do they raise their kids? are they teaching their kids to be gay?! both mother, or both father, do kids need male and female role model? Difficulty as LGBT parents? etc.

Participate needed: LGBT parents and their family members.

Location: Shooting in Sweden.Screening will be shown in art spaces and if finished in time, at the Pride festival.

3. "Gay, Proud, Power" working title

Project summary

Music videos of LGBT people who are or want to be proud of their gender and themselves as a person. Shoot in places that the participate feel comfortable with the music of their choice that reflects happiness and proudness.

Participate needed: LGBT who are proud or want to be proud!

Location: Shooting in Sweden. Video installation will be shown at various Pride festival 2010.

Oak Wattanai Chanakot Contact Info:

email: wattanai.chanakot@student.konstfack.se

phone: 0737423922

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Link

Stockholmpride.org