Connective Videos: Berlin – Hong Kong 6/6

A collaborative showcase of the Videoart at Midnight Edition (Berlin) and the Videotage Media Art Collection (Hong Kong) video art collections

Connective Video 6/6 presents the Hong Kong artist Choi Sai-ho and German artist duo Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, both are known for their consistent pursuit of exploring the transitions of urban spaces and historical traces of collective memory, and juxtaposes their works which were made under diverse situations but share related thematic focuses nonetheless.   

Starting from the subject of city landmarks, Choi and Fischer & el Sani set out to examine the spatial politics in architectural heritages (Star, Panorama Berlin) and concern other issues such as the past pattern and rhythm of everyday life in historical images (The 1960s For Me, Brighton Is Our Playground), the memory and imagination of the evolution of a dystopia (Sayonara Hashima), the mustification of the soundscape of public transport (Freezing Night．Tram Depot), the identity politics of the racial narratives in sports, architecture and migration (Freedom of Movement). Through the above communications in vision, audition and space, Choi and Fischer & el Sani’s artistic practices attempt to redefine the identity of the city and recall the consciousness of the citizens. 

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 6/6 

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 6/6 將呈現香港藝術家 蔡世豪 及 德國藝術家二人組 Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani，兩位一直致力探索城市空間的轉變和集體記憶的歷史痕跡而聞名，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。

從城市地標的主題出發，蔡氏和Fischer＆el Sani開始研究建築遺產中的空間政治（《天星》、Panorama Berlin），並關注其他問題，如歷史影像中的過去日常生活模式和節奏（《我的六零年代》、Brighton Is Our Playground）、一個反烏托邦的演變中記憶和想像（Sayonara Hashima）、公共交通工具的聲音景觀的音樂化（《寒夜．電車廠》）、體育、建築與移民中種族敘事的身份政治（Freedom of Movement）。通過以上在視覺、聽覺和空間方面的傳意，蔡氏和Fischer＆el Sani的藝術實踐試圖重新定義城市的身份並喚起公民的意識。

Screening Titles

Hong Kong：Choi Sai-ho

Brighton Is Our Playground, 2016, 6’39”
The 1960s For Me, 2014, 5’27”
Freezing Night．Tram Depot, 2014, 5’57”
Star, 2007, 7’23”

Berlin：Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani

Installation: Fernsehturm – Panorama Berlin, 1997
Freedom of Movement, 2018, 30 min
Sayonara Hashima, 2009, 18 min

時間：2018年11月29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）、陳敬元（錄映太奇，香港）

*放映後將有座談會與蔡世豪及Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani對談

放映片目 

香港：蔡世豪 

Brighton Is Our Playground, 2016, 6’39”
《我的六零年代》, 2014, 5’27”
《寒夜．電車廠》, 2014, 5’57”
《天星》, 2007, 7’23”

柏林：Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani

Installation: Fernsehturm – Panorama Berlin, 1997
Freedom of Movement, 2018, 30 min
Sayonara Hashima, 2009, 18 min