Exhibition: Under One Moon
Mar
16
to 12 May

Exhibition: Under One Moon

The Catalyst, No. 2 Po Yan St, G/F, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong; Wednesday to Sunday, 12:30 to 18:30
Curated by Sam I-shan

Under One Moon is a site-specific, interdisciplinary exhibition of moving images, sound, light, photographs and text. The works are inspired by Sissi Kaplan’s artist book, 77 Days: An Experience Report, a story of enforced isolation and personal loss that took place during the global pandemic of 2020. Fear of mortal contagion kept people apart as national borders started to close. Having lived abroad for decades, questions of separation and absence became even more acute for the artist. She turned to reverie, invention and performance to make meaning of these new circumstances. These creative acts became a way to practise resilience, and represent individual experience and emotion amidst collective adversity. Now souvenirs of a particular moment in worldwide history, these works are also considerations about what it means to be in the world and to interact with others.

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Book Reading: 77 Days: An Experience Report
Mar
23

Book Reading: 77 Days: An Experience Report

Starting as a personal account written by Sissi Kaplan in isolation, “77 Days: An Experience Report” is now an artist book realised with the support of creative collaborations, and it is also an integral part of the moving image and sound exhibition “Under One Moon”. Join the artist at this reading event to discover together different ways of engaging with the book as a living, variable text.

Designed by Studio Tomson, the artist book 77 Days: An Experience Report is an integral part of the exhibition Under One Moon. It is available for purchase from The Catalyst for the duration of the exhibition, and from the artist’s website and selected distributors thereafter.

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Exhibition: The Giant’s Foot Scrubber
Feb
3
to 9 Mar

Exhibition: The Giant’s Foot Scrubber

Square Street Gallery, 21 Square Street, Hong Kong, Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 6 pm & by appointment

The Giant’s Foot Scrubber brings together works by Gianluca Crudele, Alice Dos Reis, Chan Ka Kiu, Sissi Kaplan, Andrew Luk that address the suspension of disbelief, the occult, and landscape. The exhibition is curated by Aaditya Sathish.

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Exhibition: Detachment Issues
Sep
15
to 1 Oct

Exhibition: Detachment Issues

Current Plans, 2F, Tak On House, 13 Wong Chuk St, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong

‘Inspirational Ghost’ is part of ‘Detachment Issues’, a group exhibition of Current Plans' friends and collaborators, putting in a few words as the space comes to a close. Curated by Eunice Tsang, with works by Beaux Architects, Alberto Gerosa/Thy Audiovisual Lab, Karen Cheung, Jeffrey Geiringer, Natasha Cheung and Chris Shen.

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Publication: Exit Magazine #91
Jul
1
to 31 Aug

Publication: Exit Magazine #91

‘Inflatables’ is an ongoing photographic series of portraits of covered vehicles in different parts of the world. Under cover, the cars’ make and status symbols are equalised even as their distinct characters remain on display. Deprived of their functional mobility, these objects assert their mysterious presence in the public space. Their enveloping textiles are like skins that transmute their forms and subtly interact with the environment. They breathe, as if inhabited by a soul, the anima, inviting viewers to imagine phantasmagorical projections and observe movement in stillness.

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Screening: 2022: Image Movement : Photography and Cinema
Oct
30

Screening: 2022: Image Movement : Photography and Cinema

What is the relationship between film and photography? One seems to be about stillness and composition, and the other about movement and montage. Both deal with time, truth, archive, and materiality in different ways. Taking place during the opening week of Photo Phnom Penh 2022, this two-part programme highlights short films and videos selected by Sam I-shan, that explore different aspects of the photographic image and process.

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Exhibition: SIPF 2022: Nowhere Here
Sep
16
to 30 Oct

Exhibition: SIPF 2022: Nowhere Here

Nowhere Here is a site-specific video and photographic project by Sissi Kaplan and Sam I-shan unfolding over three chapters: The Presence of Your Absence, Anima and Dance With Me. It speaks of the desire to connect despite isolation, and the humanity inherent within forgotten things. Hotels and hospital rooms become a stage set for singular performances, while ephemeral street assemblages take on lives of their own.

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Screening: Nimman Film Festival Chiang Mai 2017
Feb
18

Screening: Nimman Film Festival Chiang Mai 2017

About Emptiness will be screened at NImman Film Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme of NIFF this year is "Lost & Found", with 4 sub-themes: Culture, Place, Spirit, and Freedom of Expression. The title "Lost & Found" is commonly used to refer to an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others, usually found at airports, bus stations, schools and police station. Lost and Found in a broader meaning has to do with places, time and motion. In the last decade, the shifting of politics, economics, culture and mobile technology (network, information, and transportation) has been affected and created a new face of Asia.

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Screening: KLEX – Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film Festival 2016
Nov
26

Screening: KLEX – Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film Festival 2016

About Emptiness will be screened as part of Liminal perceptions, an experimental film and video art programme that focuses on the experience of thresholds and liminal states. 9 contemporary artists from Germany present their perspectives on physical, temporal and imaginary boundaries through inquiries on geopolitical and personal conflict areas, otherness and memory.

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