Digital Break: New Perspectives on Taiwanese Moving Image

Presented alongside Wu Chi-Yu’s exhibition Reading List, this screening brings together a varied collection of film and video by some of Taiwan’s cutting edge artists working with moving image and creative technology. The selected works collectively explore what happens when we take a step back from full-on digital exposure, shedding light on our relationship with the organic, ‘physical’ world.

All seven artists grew up in the digital era, and their works can be seen as responses to the phenomena of digital technology and it’s ever increasing presence in our lives.

The screening includes the following films:

Chen Yin-Ju & James T Hong｜End Transmission｜2010｜15 min 31 sec
Fan Chih-Ming｜In the Fog – Abandoned City｜2016｜7 min 34 sec
Lin Shih- Chieh｜A Short History of Decay｜2014｜5 min 45 sec
Niu Jun-Qiang｜When I’m Getting Older With You｜2009｜5 min 10 sec
Hsu Che-Yu｜Microphone Test: A Letter to Huang Guo-Jun｜2015｜25 min 18 sec
Wu Tzu-an｜Stargazing｜2017｜2 min 48 sec
Wu Chi-Yu｜A Private Collection｜2016｜13 min 33 sec

Curated by OSMOSIS, Taiwan’s leading film, video and music festival. Supported by Videoclub and Arts Council England. Image credit: End Transmission