Fabiola Carranza:
The Brunei Shipwreck is a project which allowed members of various
cultures to investigate and examine the history of the South East
Asian trade routes. It allowed these people, amongst which where
students, archeologists and ship crew, to collaborate in the restoration
of various ceramic artifacts from China, Vietnam and Thailand. The
most striking aspect about this project, is that some of the artifacts
found provide the world access to ceramics that don't only come
from the dynasties or high class but from common people, their everyday
utensils. This project works as tool for further scientific and
artistic research, because it will revive peoples' interest in the
past and in ceramics, which have long since been forgotten and which
are one of the worlds' most exquisite objects.
Kelly Froh:
A unique and fascinating traveling exhibition is to be created to
present the treasures found off the coast of Brunei in 1997 and
to tell the story of the amazing discovery. The exhibition will
contain numerous pieces chosen from the up to 15,000 brought to
the surface from beneath the sea. The majority of these pieces are
porcelain that was being imported from Thailand, Vietnam, and China
in the late 15th century or early 16th century.
Rodrigo Gonzales:
The Brunei Shipwreck shows how important
the Brunei Darussalam was as one of the most significant trading
kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Brunei has traded with China and it's
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