Screenings from the Residency
With David Clark, Beth Dynowski, Noel Qualter, Kristin Tårnes, Teng Chao-Ming and Nancy Woods
On Tuesday November 26th ZK/U residents will present video work they have realized during their time at ZK/U or earlier. After the screenings a time for discussion and debate will be organized.
David Clark
David Clark - Beautiful Friend (green)
David Clark will screen a section from his video entitled "BEAUTIFUL FRIEND (green)" from the larger work 'The Ends; Death in Seven Colours'.
Video Duration: ca. 25min
Year of Production: 2013
Beth Dynowski
Beth Dynowski - Desk
The figure walks a desk from the city to the sea. The desk is upturned and is used to try to sail across the sea. After several failed attempts the figure sinks to the bottom and returns to land.
Video Duration: 2.14min
Noel Qualter
Noel Qualter - That Time of Year
Noel Qualter will present his short film That Time of Year, an experimental drama which examines in a comedic but profound way the consequences of not being true to oneself, putting into play a mother willing her children to leave home.
The cast includes British actress Edna Doré.
This short film competed in many international film festivals such as Brooklyn Film Festival, Winslow Arizona, Kansas City Jubilee Fim Festival and Palm Springs.
Video Duration: 15min
Year of Production: 2004
Kristin TÃ¥rnes
Kristin Tårnes - The invasive palm
The film tells the story about the plant called the Tromsø palm. It was introduced to Norway in 1838 as a garden plant for the upper class. Now it is seen as a weed by most people, but in Tromsø it also has an important symbolic value.
Video Duration: 8.50min
Year of Production: 2013
Teng Chao-Ming
Teng Chao-Ming - A Rehearsal (Peach Blossom Spring) (Working title)
"This piece is one of the video series I have been working on, all in the format of rehearsal, to address issues around hope, life/death, and agency. In this video, a free jazz pianist is interacting with an actress continuously, until they reach an end they agree upon. The actress recites again and again the Story of Peach Blossom Spring, most likely the first story written on the topic of utopia, about 1500 years ago. Peach blossom spring became the term Chinese speaking people use to refer to Utopia."
Video Duration: 37.43min
Nancy Woods
Nancy Woods - Miserable Escapist Finds Pleasure When Relieved of Suffering
Nancy Woods will present the video Miserable Escapist Finds Pleasure When Relieved of Suffering that she has produced right after her first residency at ZK/U in 2012.
Soundtrack in collaboration with Adrian Schindler
Video Duration: 9.54min
Year of Production: 2013