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The Alp                           
The Bedroom                 
The Cable              
The Camera (16)         
The Camera (17)             
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate            
The Jog             
The Lighting           
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard        
The Route          
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture    
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine      

Bengawan Solo            
Café Togo           
Songs of SPECX         
The Currency-Sensing 01         
The Currency-Vinyl          
The Gesture I         
The Gesture II        
The Guestbook            
The Sallow Sea          


Ghost In The Sea            
Too Loud A Dust            
On The Faience Of Your Eyes       
There Are Lights That Never Go Out
I'll Be Back   
Resistance is Futile      Modern Life is Dull       

The  Camera  (65)    /    攝  像  機  （65）


2024
video installation
1920 x 1080, 1 min on loop
16mm B&W film transfer to HD video
work commissioned by Hong Foundation

The Camera series investigates the epistemological meaning of archival images, questioning the purpose of the collection and the methodology of production. In The Camera (65), referencing an old portrait of a Chinese coolie taken in 1865 and displayed in the Indentured Labour Museum at Aapravasi Ghat, which was used as an important depot for the global coolie trade. The existence of the portrait revealed the engagement of photographic apparatus at the early stage of the coolie system, as a revolutionary machine for the control and management of human labour forces. This short video attempts to recreate how this specific portrait was captured through the gaze of a British coloniser by turning the camera lens, leading the audience to view this moment through the protagonist's perspective.


Installation view at the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB) in Taipei, Taiwan, 2024. Photograph by Sean Wang / The Hong Foundation
Performance by Phoebe Blatton
Special thanks for the support from Mooni Perry and Lucas Maia


Related Information ︎
︎︎︎ Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab               
︎︎︎ e-flux                                                                 
︎︎︎ Hong Foundation                                                                   


work

The Alp        
The Bedroom           
The Cable              
The Camera (16)        
The Camera (17)        
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate           
The Jog            
The Lighting          
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard       
The Route         
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture   
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine     


collective

Bengawan Solo           
Café Togo          
Songs of SPECX          The Currency-Sensing 01   The Currency-Vinyl    The Gesture I         
The Gesture II          The Guestbook            The Sallow Sea         


exhibition

Ghost In The Sea       Too Loud A Dust           
On The Faience Of Your Eyes   There Are Lights That Never Go Out         I'll Be Back           Resistance is Futile    
Modern Life is Dull