In a performance that renders time visible and tangible, Zhou Tao traces his own movements around his apartment with a ball of string hooked to his back that gradually unravels. Slowly but surely, ‘time’ takes over the apartment: at certain moments creating obstacles and at other times providing physical support. Presented as an excerpt from the longer video work Time in New York.
Also in this combined programme
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1234
In this playful collage that critiques the militarisation of the workplace, Chinese workers are shown shouting out their assigned number during group -
Blue and Red
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Chicken Speak to Duck, Pig Speak to Dog
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 -
After Reality
In this soothingly sedated work, dragon-boat rowers train in heavily vegetated areas of the city. We are transported between seasons and continents wi
Film details
- Country of production
- China
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 10'
- Medium/Format
- File
