Connective Videos: Berlin - Hong Kong 5/6錄像連線：柏林 - 香港 5/6
Connective Videos: Berlin – Hong Kong 5/6
A collaborative showcase of the Videoart at Midnight Edition (Berlin) and the Videotage Media Art Collection (Hong Kong) video art collections
Connective Video 5/6 presents the Hong Kong artist Yau Ching and German-based French artist Mathilde ter Heijne, both are known for their steadfast investment in exploring the lives and predicaments of female and outsiders from all walks of life, and juxtaposes their works which were made under contrasting circumstances but share similar thematic concerns nonetheless.
Starting from the subject of womanhood, Yau Ching and ter Heijne set out to examine the existing social norm and structure (Constructing Matriarchy, Suet Sin’s Sisters) and explore larger questions such as self and politics (Video Letter 1-3), the protest and empowerment of the oppressed (Face to the Dawn of Liberty), the sublimation and channelling of human emotion (Lament, Song for Transitions). It should also be noted that, though Yau and ter Heijne travel around the globe and make videos in places far away from home, their personal visions and identities are still very much discernible in the videos.
Connective Videos
Connective Videos: Berlin – Hong Kong is a new collaborative platform between Germany and Hong Kong, curated by Olaf Stüber (Videoart at Midnight, Berlin) and Isaac Leung (Videotage, Hong Kong), presented by Goethe-Institut Hongkong. The project encompasses the video art collections of the Videoart at Midnight Edition and the Videotage Media Art Collection. In multiple screenings throughout 2018, Connective Videos aims to learn, compare, and reimagine compelling stories told by various German and Hong Kong artists. It will consider histories across various geographical spaces and offer insights into our existing knowledge of video art production and archival practices.
錄像連線： 柏林 – 香港 5/6
錄映太奇媒體藝術收藏（VMAC）及Videoart at Midnight Edition的錄像藝術藏品展示
錄像連線： 柏林 – 香港 5/6 將呈現香港藝術家 游靜 及 活躍於德國的法國藝術家 Mathilde ter Heijne，兩位均因其堅定不移地投入探討各式各樣的女性和外來者的生活和困境而聞名，並置對比他們於不同境況下創作，但關注著相同主題的作品。
由女性主題出發，游靜和ter Heijne從研究現有的社會規範和結構開始（Constructing Matriarchy、《雪仙的妹妹》）、並探討更重大的問題，如自我和政治（《錄像書簡1-3》）、抗議與為被壓迫者充權（Face to the Dawn of Liberty）、人類情感的昇華和引導（Lament— Song for Transitions）。此外，亦須留意的是，儘管游靜和ter Heijne在遊歷全球各地，並在遠離家鄉的地方創作錄像，但他們的錄像中仍非常明顯地流露他們的個人願景和身份。
event details /
Time: 19: 00, Oct 25, 2018 (Thurs)
Venue: Black Box Studio, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong, 14/F Hong Kong Arts Centre
Presenter: Goethe-Institut Hong Kong
Co-curator: Olaf Stüber (Videoart at Midnight, Berlin), David Chan (Videotage, Hong Kong)
*with Discussion Session with Yau Ching and Mathilde ter Heijne after the screening
Screening Titles
Berlin: Mathilde ter Heijne
Lament – Song for Transitions, 2014, 05’05”
Constructing Matriairchy, 2007, 12’47”
Face to the dawn of Liberty, 2016, 15’00”
Hong Kong: Yau Ching
Video Letter 1-3, 1993, 10’46”
Suet Sin’s Sisters, 1999, 08’20”
時間：2018年10月25日 19：00（四）
地點：香港灣仔港灣道2號香港藝術中心14樓香港歌德學院黑盒劇場
主辦：香港歌德學院
聯合策展人：Olaf Stüber（Videoart at Midnight，柏林）、陳浩勤（錄映太奇，香港）
*放映後將有座談會與游靜及Mathilde ter Heijne對談
放映片目
柏林：Mathilde ter Heijne
Lament – Song for Transitions, 2014, 05’05”
Constructing Matriairchy, 2007, 12’47”
Face to the dawn of Liberty, 2016, 15’00”
香港：游靜
《錄像書簡1-3》, 1993, 10’46”
《雪仙的妹妹》 , 1999, 08’20”