Dates:
18 Jan 2019 - 19 Jan 2019
People:
Larry Achiampong, Peter Adjaye, Madiha Aijaz, Iván Argote, Mohau Modisakeng, Amie Siegel, Sam Smith
Location:
Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong
Curated by Jessica Taylor & Gabria Lupone of the International Curators Forum
Commissioned by UAL Chelsea College of Arts
This film programme brought together works by six international artists that address certain geopolitical, historical, cultural and economic relationships between specific cities and places. It explores narratives of global connections and exchange through the films of Larry Achiampong, Madiha Aijaz, Iván Argote, Mohau Modisakeng, Amie Siegel and Sam Smith. Sam Smith’s film Lithic Choreographies examines the geological history of the Swedish island of Gotland, Larry Achiampong uncovers fragments of the forgotten empire of the United Kingdom in Relic 1, and Madiha Aijaz’s These Silences Are All The Words takes its lead from a series of conversations held in the Bedil Library in 2017, examining a range of topics in Pakistani history and culture. Mohau Modisakeng meditates on the types of migration to and from South Africa in his work Passage, Iván Argote digs an imaginary channel from Indonesia to Colombia in As Far As We Could Get, while Amie Siegel’s film The Architects moves through various architecture studios in New York City, gazing uncompromisingly at the highly networked production of global architecture.
In addition to the film screening, conceptual artist Peter Adjaye will present a new soundscape entitled Sumsum as part of his ongoing Music for Architecture project.
Curated by Jessica Taylor & Gabria Lupone of the International Curators Forum
Commissioned by UAL Chelsea College of Arts
This film programme brought together works by six international artists that address certain geopolitical, historical, cultural and economic relationships between specific cities and places. It explores narratives of global connections and exchange through the films of Larry Achiampong, Madiha Aijaz, Iván Argote, Mohau Modisakeng, Amie Siegel and Sam Smith. Sam Smith’s film Lithic Choreographies examines the geological history of the Swedish island of Gotland, Larry Achiampong uncovers fragments of the forgotten empire of the United Kingdom in Relic 1, and Madiha Aijaz’s These Silences Are All The Words takes its lead from a series of conversations held in the Bedil Library in 2017, examining a range of topics in Pakistani history and culture. Mohau Modisakeng meditates on the types of migration to and from South Africa in his work Passage, Iván Argote digs an imaginary channel from Indonesia to Colombia in As Far As We Could Get, while Amie Siegel’s film The Architects moves through various architecture studios in New York City, gazing uncompromisingly at the highly networked production of global architecture.
In addition to the film screening, conceptual artist Peter Adjaye will present a new soundscape entitled Sumsum as part of his ongoing Music for Architecture project.
Dates:
18 Jan 2019 - 19 Jan 2019
Location:
Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong
