KBT
You say Phonetic, I say Fanatic
Statement
Single channel video, 29:38mins, 2019
Our residency project took its inspiration from a Taiwanese friend who insisted she learnt English by watching only three films repeatedly. In essence, she watched them fanatically to learn the language phonetically.
Her chosen three films were Fight Club (1999) Trainspotting (1996) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Curiously, all films share a reactionary, counter cultural theme, some may even say they represent western culture at its most decadent.
As an act of translation and interpretation geared toward cultural ‘fluency’, we chose three Taiwanese films: A Brighter Summer Day (1991) The Puppetmaster (1993) and The Wayward Cloud (2005) as the basis of an ‘interactive’ film project. Through the incredible assistance of KDMoFA, we welcomed everyone who responded to an open callout to be in the experimental film we produced.
Many questions that influenced our choice of films were (and remain) relevant in both Taiwan and Australia. Can we find merit in sharing or exchanging our perceptions of cultural disconnect framed by cinema? How are those perceptions altered when they are communicated from outside? What expectations do we have of our own culture and what shadows do they cast elsewhere?
Produced in association with RMIT:ART:INTERSECT, Taiwan National University of the Arts (TNUA), Kuandu Museum of Fine Art (KDMoFA), Taipei.
Featuring:
Ariel (周子晴), Annie(范安妮), Billy (李佳勳), Dora(陳芊曄), Helen(宋海容), Janice(蔡淳絜), Lin(林立婷), Meng-jin (林孟瑾), Peien(邱霈恩), Patrice (林沛瑤), Shelby(葉信萱), Sidney(王韻涵), Yao(林立堯), YuCha(游雅竹), Zoe(吳雨蓁), Tony(吳志維). Special Thanks to David Chang. Music tracks courtesy of Bucket Men.
Our residency project took its inspiration from a Taiwanese friend who insisted she learnt English by watching only three films repeatedly. In essence, she watched them fanatically to learn the language phonetically.
Her chosen three films were Fight Club (1999) Trainspotting (1996) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Curiously, all films share a reactionary, counter cultural theme, some may even say they represent western culture at its most decadent.
As an act of translation and interpretation geared toward cultural ‘fluency’, we chose three Taiwanese films: A Brighter Summer Day (1991) The Puppetmaster (1993) and The Wayward Cloud (2005) as the basis of an ‘interactive’ film project. Through the incredible assistance of KDMoFA, we welcomed everyone who responded to an open callout to be in the experimental film we produced.
Many questions that influenced our choice of films were (and remain) relevant in both Taiwan and Australia. Can we find merit in sharing or exchanging our perceptions of cultural disconnect framed by cinema? How are those perceptions altered when they are communicated from outside? What expectations do we have of our own culture and what shadows do they cast elsewhere?
Produced in association with RMIT:ART:INTERSECT, Taiwan National University of the Arts (TNUA), Kuandu Museum of Fine Art (KDMoFA), Taipei.
Featuring:
Ariel (周子晴), Annie(范安妮), Billy (李佳勳), Dora(陳芊曄), Helen(宋海容), Janice(蔡淳絜), Lin(林立婷), Meng-jin (林孟瑾), Peien(邱霈恩), Patrice (林沛瑤), Shelby(葉信萱), Sidney(王韻涵), Yao(林立堯), YuCha(游雅竹), Zoe(吳雨蓁), Tony(吳志維). Special Thanks to David Chang. Music tracks courtesy of Bucket Men.
Statement
Single channel video, 29:38mins, 2019
Our residency project took its inspiration from a Taiwanese friend who insisted she learnt English by watching only three films repeatedly. In essence, she watched them fanatically to learn the language phonetically.
Her chosen three films were Fight Club (1999) Trainspotting (1996) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Curiously, all films share a reactionary, counter cultural theme, some may even say they represent western culture at its most decadent.
As an act of translation and interpretation geared toward cultural ‘fluency’, we chose three Taiwanese films: A Brighter Summer Day (1991) The Puppetmaster (1993) and The Wayward Cloud (2005) as the basis of an ‘interactive’ film project. Through the incredible assistance of KDMoFA, we welcomed everyone who responded to an open callout to be in the experimental film we produced.
Many questions that influenced our choice of films were (and remain) relevant in both Taiwan and Australia. Can we find merit in sharing or exchanging our perceptions of cultural disconnect framed by cinema? How are those perceptions altered when they are communicated from outside? What expectations do we have of our own culture and what shadows do they cast elsewhere?
Produced in association with RMIT:ART:INTERSECT, Taiwan National University of the Arts (TNUA), Kuandu Museum of Fine Art (KDMoFA), Taipei.
Featuring:
Ariel (周子晴), Annie(范安妮), Billy (李佳勳), Dora(陳芊曄), Helen(宋海容), Janice(蔡淳絜), Lin(林立婷), Meng-jin (林孟瑾), Peien(邱霈恩), Patrice (林沛瑤), Shelby(葉信萱), Sidney(王韻涵), Yao(林立堯), YuCha(游雅竹), Zoe(吳雨蓁), Tony(吳志維). Special Thanks to David Chang. Music tracks courtesy of Bucket Men.
Our residency project took its inspiration from a Taiwanese friend who insisted she learnt English by watching only three films repeatedly. In essence, she watched them fanatically to learn the language phonetically.
Her chosen three films were Fight Club (1999) Trainspotting (1996) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Curiously, all films share a reactionary, counter cultural theme, some may even say they represent western culture at its most decadent.
As an act of translation and interpretation geared toward cultural ‘fluency’, we chose three Taiwanese films: A Brighter Summer Day (1991) The Puppetmaster (1993) and The Wayward Cloud (2005) as the basis of an ‘interactive’ film project. Through the incredible assistance of KDMoFA, we welcomed everyone who responded to an open callout to be in the experimental film we produced.
Many questions that influenced our choice of films were (and remain) relevant in both Taiwan and Australia. Can we find merit in sharing or exchanging our perceptions of cultural disconnect framed by cinema? How are those perceptions altered when they are communicated from outside? What expectations do we have of our own culture and what shadows do they cast elsewhere?
Produced in association with RMIT:ART:INTERSECT, Taiwan National University of the Arts (TNUA), Kuandu Museum of Fine Art (KDMoFA), Taipei.
Featuring:
Ariel (周子晴), Annie(范安妮), Billy (李佳勳), Dora(陳芊曄), Helen(宋海容), Janice(蔡淳絜), Lin(林立婷), Meng-jin (林孟瑾), Peien(邱霈恩), Patrice (林沛瑤), Shelby(葉信萱), Sidney(王韻涵), Yao(林立堯), YuCha(游雅竹), Zoe(吳雨蓁), Tony(吳志維). Special Thanks to David Chang. Music tracks courtesy of Bucket Men.
