- Lecture Performance
A speculative performance emerges from the edge of fiction and reality.
Mei Liu is an artist from China based in the Netherlands. Through expanded cinematic performances and video installations created via her unique worldview, she is gaining reputation as a spirited emerging artist. Last year, Mei was selected to participate in Forecast, a German artist development platform, where she created a lecture performance under the mentorship of Japanese photographer Lieko Shiga. She will perform the latest work in progress version for the first time in Tokyo.
The story starts with a true, personal experience. On the first day of the mandatory lockdown in Shanghai, Mei escapes from her apartment with the help of her mother and heads overseas. Feeling guilty and confused, she collects oral histories of acquaintances’ experiences during the lockdown, even venturing into their dream worlds. Hinting at erased histories and the present-day manipulation of the masses, the story becomes a gateway to “another world” that may exist in the future…
Profile
Mei Liu
Mei Liu is a filmmaker, artist and performance-maker from Shanghai who now lives in Amsterdam. She studied MA Artistic Research in and through Cinema at Netherlands Film Academy, participated in the Apichatpong Weerasethakul film lab in the Amazon jungle. She’s now supported by Forecast Platform to work with artist mentor Lieko Shiga on her research-based performance Homesick for Another World. Mei strives to create new filmmaking spaces that disrupt existing hierarchies and interactions in society. She is developing a ‘film yoga’ practice to gain political and spiritual insights through filmmaking.
Dates
February 24th [Mon] 18:00 *Talk (after the performance, guest: Lieko Shiga [Photographer, Artist]) / Pair ticket
February 25th [Tue] 20:00 *Pair ticket
Performance times
Approx. 60 min.
Venue
Spiral Hall
3F Spiral, 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Ticket
Single ticket
Adults | 3,000 yen
Students | 2,500 yen
*Booking essential, non-reserved seat
Pair ticket
Adults | 5,000 yen
Students | 4,000 yen
*Booking essential, non-reserved seat
*This ticket may be used to attend two performances with Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige’s “The Vertiginous Story of Orthosia,” which will be performed on the same day.
Language
English (with Japanese subtitles)
Accessibility
*Japanese subtitles available
*Written communication assistance available at reception
*Wheelchair-accessible seating available
Credit
Script | Mei Liu
Co-writer | Malaz Usta
Performer | Mei Liu
Mentorship | Lieko Shiga
Supported by Forecast Platform, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
* Initial research developed within the framework of MA Artistic Research in and through Cinema, Netherlands Film Academy
Venue support | Wacoal Art Center
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