Both Sides Now – Somewhere between Hong Kong and the UK presents contemporary and historical film and video work from Hong Kong and China, curated by Isaac Leung of Videotage and Jamie Wyld of Videoclub. The films explore developments within the culture and society of Hong Kong and China over the past three decades, including work which reflects on the on-going dynamics of cultures in Hong Kong, China, and the UK. The programme contains work by some of Hong Kong and China’s most exciting artists working in film and video, and varies between animation, documentary and artist’ moving image.
Screening Date in UK
24 June 2014 : FACT, Liverpool
26 June 2014 : Duke’s at Komedia, Brighton
05 July 2014 : Whitechapel Gallery, London
13 July 2014 : Floating Cinema, King’s Cross, London
Screening Date in HK
Exhibition : 14 – 20 August 2014
Location: Osage Kwun Tong, 4/F, Union Hing Yip Factory Building, 20 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
Curatorial Talk: 16 Aug (SAT) 3-6pm British Council
RSVP: http://goo.gl/tjgeIw
Participating Artist
HONG KONG ARTISTS
“LOWEREST TO LOWER”
CHAN Chui Hing, Nose
“EAST IS RED“
CHENG Chi Hung
“The Doors”
CHENG Chi Lai, Howard
“Star” & “Move”
CHOI Sai Ho
“Complaint Song of Hong Kong – Youtube Karaoke”
Complaint Choir of Hong Kong & CHOI Thickest
“97 TONS OF MEMORIES”
CHU Shun
“Cycling to the Square“
CHUNG Wai Ian & LEE Chung Fung
“X-mas Half-Nude Party “
Forever Tarkovsky Club & Gregor SAMSA
” I Love the Country But Not the Party (Party version) “
Bjorn HO
“A Woman in A Flat”
HO Sik Ying
“A Flags-Raising-Lowering Ceremony at my home’s cloths drying rack “
KWAN Sheung Chi
“Door Games Window Frames – video version (2012)”
Linda LAI
“Vaseline”
LEE Kit
“SUCK/BLOW”
LEUNG Chi Wo
“Meditating at the Central Point of the Kingdom”
LO Yin Shan
“Goodbye”
Anson MAK
“TV Game of the Year”
Ellen PAU
“Playing Cards 1997”
TSE Ming Chong
“Under the Lion Crotch”
WONG Ping
UK ARTISTS
“Sludge Manifesto”
Benedict Drew
“Sounds from Beneath”
Mikhail Karikis and Uriel Orlow
“The Delinquents Part 1 (Jobseekers) “
Alexis Milne
“handclap/punchhole”
Charlotte Prodger
“New Materials in the Reading of the World”
Chooc Ly Tan
“Just About Managing “
Edward Thomasson
http://videotage.org.hk/project/both-sides-now/
