180°・78°14’n 15°36’e・2013
Jolene MOK
Hong Kong｜2022｜Exp｜Color｜22 min｜No Dialogue
Being on an expedition aboard a ship in the high arctic, the director got transported to different fjords throughout the journey. Facing the vast, deserted landscape, she felt extremely tiny. She basically lost her orientation, not able to locate herself, at all. So, with a sturdy video tripod and a camera, all she did during each landing was to conduct 180° pan shots, repeatedly, as steady and slowly as possible. As if, she was rehearsing for a dance performance with her tripod every time during shooting, while the camera documented the way they practice all along.
Director
Jolene MOK
As an experimental artist, Jolene Mok takes digital video art & celluloid experimental film as her major creative platforms. Mok earned her M.F.A. in Experimental & Documentary Arts at Duke University in 2013. Since 2006, Mok’s works have been shown worldwide. She has been on itinerant taking part in artist residency programme from 2011 onwards. In 2022, Mok holds her first solo exhibition with publication series supported by 1a Space in Hong Kong.
11.12 ㊁ 18:10〡台南新光影城 4 廳〡★ Q&A session with the Director
11.17 ㊐ 10:30〡台南新光影城 4 廳
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This work is a prequel to “You know where to find me” which is a mourning piece for my late Grandpa who passed away unexpectedly when I was in the midst of this high arctic expedition in the year of 2013. I did not have access to the Internet or any mobile network throughout the entire journey and so I only got to find out about his death after the expedition was over. All what had happened during that very period was both a blessing and a curse.
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