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Southern Transmissions: Contemporary Video Art From Oceania

Open at Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art on 20 November, Southern Transmissions: Contemporary Video Art From Oceania invites viewers to discover the depth and talent of contemporary video artists from across Oceania.

Visitors to the exhibition can see works by seven artists from the last decade, including Lisa Reihana’s (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāi Tū) stunning Tai Whetuki - House of Death (2015), a rich exploration of the journey to the underworld filmed on Auckland’s west coast, and Christian Thompson’s (Kunja Nation, Australia) Dead tongue (2014), featuring Thompson singing a song composed in Bidjara, the complex multi-syllabic language of his community, a language classified as endangered.

Curator Hutch Wilco said, “Ironically, it is the tumultuous forces of colonialism and globalisation that have once again enabled the diverse communities of Oceania to reforge connections with Asia. Southern Transmissions provides an opportunity to connect with artists from across Oceania who explore issues that have challenged their region through the format of video, from anxieties about the preservation of customary knowledge, or the legacy of the South Pacific slave trade, to contemporary concerns about rising sea levels enveloping communities, the exhibition serves as an introduction both to Oceanic video practices and the diversity of Oceanic preoccupations.”

Southern Transmissions: Contemporary Video Art From Oceania will feature work by Lucy Aukafolau, Jasmine Togo-Brisby, Robert George, Lisa Reihana, Angela Tiatia, Christian Thompson, and Christopher Ulutupu.

Partners: Shanghai Duolun Museum Of Modern Art

Date: 2020

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