The history of Cambodian films is only slightly longer than the history of the Khmer Rouge. Cambodian films possess unique quality - fascinating, dreamy, and exotic. It is just like the intermediateness that comes from Cambodia’s central geolocation in Southeast Asia, and the uniqueness and concealment of Angkor Wat.
"Ten Years Thailand", an anthology of shorts with a common theme, allegorizes the 'present' about to come rather than an imagined future. The first and last episodes are linked up with everyday life. Apichatpong keeps the elements of sleep and machine and introduces technologies into daily life. Going with the flow of time, the future is turned into the present through imitation. This lecture will be given along the narrative of Thailand's politics, modernization, and imagination of its futur
HSU Che-Yu primarily creates animations, videos and installations that explore the relationship between media and memories. The artist is concerned with issues that go beyond not only with how historical events can be traced through media, but also the construction and visualization of memories, be they private or collective. Through this panel discussion, artist HSU Che-yu and curator Amy CHENG will share stories behind the scene, discuss the relationship between media and memory construction.
