—— —— Discourse on Video Sandbox V: Remigrate —— ——
After settling down post-migration, how do I perceive where “I” exist?
Remigrate uses 3D scanning to capture the images of Burmese Chinese people who have settled in Huaxin Street, located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. A combination of different surroundings at different times are placed into a reconstructed space coordinate.
On this street, I often try to piece together and visualize the childhood memories of my mother, who is Burmese Chinese, while pondering over the coexistence state and cultural microcosm of people who have “remigrated” back to Chinese society. I use this as reference for my current situation, which consists of many different yet similar life lessons. I gradually realized that we are currently trapped under the colonization and manipulation of Internet technology. It has unknowingly turned our timeless hometown into a foreign place, and the homesickness that resides within my heart is the only place that has yet to be invaded by intelligent technology.
The distant light in my project is inspired by my mother who often told me that she enjoys cool summer nights, basking in the moonlight, because it reminds her of her childhood in Myanmar. She has memories of falling asleep with her family on the straw mats placed on the balcony.
To me, the distant light represents the ideal world that humans currently long for, projecting their sense of belonging to a certain inaccessible place, being attracted by it, and constantly looking towards it.
Perhaps, the place we belong is deep inside our hearts.
｜Artist｜
Hu Ching Chuan
Born in 1990 in Taipei. Lives and works in Taipei,Taiwan.
2021, Graduate Institute of New Media Art, Taipei National University of the Arts (M.F.A.)
Currently working as a freelance artist, her art practice mainly explores the heterogeneity between technology, human memory and perception, including the relationship between reality, virtuality and what is actually real. At the same time, she reflects and ponders over the current era and the future by using experimental images, Internet technology and interactive devices to expand in the various possibilities of artistic creation.
Many of Hu Ching Chuan’s works involve using technology in reverse, focusing on the awareness of problems such as how relevant media is used and who controls it, while reweaving and reconstructing personal experiences and group consciousness.
｜Information｜
Title: Remigrate
Medium: Video (Stereo)
Size: 4096x3072 (4K)
Year: 2020
｜Exhibition history｜
2022 EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space, CFCCA, Manchester, England
2022 38. KURZFILM FESTIVAL HAMBURG - Home and it's Hidden Corners, Hamburg, Germany
2022 The Short Film Market in Clermont-Ferrand, France
2021 Ground Up Film Society, Broadway Cinematheque, Hong Kong
2021 SeaShorts Film Festival, Online Exhibition, Malaysia
2021 ARS ELECTRONICA - Taiwan Grand Tour, Linz, Austria
2021 The 43th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films, Screening Tour in Taiwan
｜Awards｜
2021 The 43th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films, Taiwan (Best experimental work)
2020 S-An Cultural Foundation, Taiwan (Audiovisual arts)
2020 The 19th Taishin Arts Award, Taiwan (Nomination)
2019 The 41th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films, Taiwan (Best experimental work)
2019 The 24h ifva Awards, Hong Kong (Gold award)
2018 Kaohsiung Awards, Taiwan (First prize)
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox : Remigrate © Hu Ching Chuan
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox V : Remigrate , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
Video Sandbox : Remigrate © Hu Ching Chuan