Published on the occasion of the exhibition Soil and Stones, Souls and Songs at Para Site from 18 March–11 June 2017. This traveling exhibition explores 'the intertwined lines of tension and narratives found today in the realities, artistic and cultural production, and contemporary thought in the Asian sphere and beyond. It is constructed on a spectrum of art practices, new commissions, case studies curated by Yongwoo Lee, Qu Chang, and Simon Soon, and experiments on forms and processes addressing, directly or symbolically, several broad categories of issues. These can all be traced to the seismic forces that have transformed the world over the past decades, with Asia being at the forefront of these changes. Presented together with KADIST, the exhibition is curated by Cosmin Costinas and Inti Guerrero and it was first presented in a different configuration at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Manila.’ – from Para Site’s website.