Project Detail

This is China of a particular sort, I do not know

Synopsis

Set and filmed at the Royal Pavilion Brighton, this artist film is a postcolonial response to chinoiserie. Historical individuals from Taiwan, China and Britain question, fail to understand, argue and disagree with each other over the representation of Chineseness in chinoiserie in-situ.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
34 min 1 sec
Format
video
Director
Clare Chun-yu Liu
Producer
Clare Chun-yu Liu
Editor
Clare Chun-yu Liu
Screenwriter
Clare Chun-yu Liu
Director of Photography
Clare Chun-yu Liu
Composer
Ian Costabile

Production Status

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