City lights leak into the sky with a neon hue. Time feels stretched in Zhou Tao's cinematic videos full of decentred compositions that bridge natural and man-made environments.
Also see The Worldly Cave.
22 JAN - 2 FEB 2020
City lights leak into the sky with a neon hue. Time feels stretched in Zhou Tao's cinematic videos full of decentred compositions that bridge natural and man-made environments.
Also see The Worldly Cave.
In this playful collage that critiques the militarisation of the workplace, Chinese workers are shown shouting out their assigned number during group meetings.
In a performance that renders time visible and tangible, Zhou Tao traces his own movements around his apartment with string hooked to his back.
Shot in Guangzhou and Bangkok, this quietly captivating video considers the role of public squares as we watch gathered crowds bathed in artificial neon lights.
Taking its title from a Chinese proverb, this two-channel video observes men up a tree imitating animal sounds, bringing an ancient custom to an urban park.
In this soothingly sedated work, dragon-boat rowers train in heavily vegetated areas of the city. We are transported between seasons and continents without us realising.
Pays tribute to the Chinese Artist Zhou Tao and presents two Artist Talks by Laure Prouvost and...
Read more about this programmeLaure Prouvost is known for her lush, immersive films and mixed-media installations. Interested in confounding linear narratives and expected associations between words, images and meaning, she has said that in her works "fiction and reality get really tangled". IFFR has presented Prouvost's works since 2010 and her most recent DIT LEARN will have its world premiere at IFFR 2018.
Shot in Guangzhou and Bangkok, this quietly captivating video considers the role of public squares as we watch gathered crowds bathed in artificial neon lights.
City lights leak into the sky with a neon hue. Time feels stretched in Zhou Tao's cinematic videos full of decentred compositions that bridge natural and man-made environments.