Lam Tung Pang's new video work is featured in "Gone with the Wind" presented by art space Canton-Sardine . Curated by Steven Dragonn and Ho Tam, "Gone with the Wind" presents works by artists Harvey Chan, Dorothy Cheung, Samson Cheung, Jimmi Wing-ka Ho, Kitkit Para, Lam Tung Pang, Grace Y.M. Tang, Ying Chi Tang, from 8 June to 27 July 2024 at Canton-Sardine in Vancouver.
5 years, it can be long, or it can be but a moment. For most people in this world, the past 5 years, though challenging to define, has mercifully remained familiar. Yet for others, it’s an epoch of change—a place, and a way of life that may never return, only drifting away with the wind.
The Hollywood film Gone with the Wind has a beautiful yet unrelated Chinese name in Hong Kong, called “亂世佳人”, meaning “beauty amidst turmoil.” This translation mirrors Hong Kong’s cultural ethos—the adaptability driven by local economic pragmatism. In essence, the reimagining of Western film titles into Chinese names, both easily understandable to Chinese audiences and poetically appealing is purely for the purpose of attracting viewers to the cinema, rather than being driven by nationalism or cultural autonomy. Unfortunately, this “uniqueness” is like the title, either fleeting with the wind or drifting to the right place to start anew.
Renowned Hong Kong pop culture scholar, Chua Lam, once said: “Living in a place for a long time, you establish what’s called a social network. Like the veins in a leaf, the people we know spread throughout society, relationships accumulated over many years. With just one phone call, you can find the help you need.
Migrating halfway, these human relationships need to be rebuilt, which is indeed troublesome. This is the most inconvenient thing about going to a strange place.” Humans cannot halt change, only confront and adapt to it. As individuals depart and settle anew, what do they leave behind? What do they carry forth? What remains ours, and what must we relinquish? And how do we acclimate, absorb fresh knowledge, and hone new skills?
Co-curated by Steven Dragonn and Ho Tam, Canton-sardine presents recent works by Hong Kong diasporic artists Harvey Chan, Dorothy Cheung, Samson C.S. Cheung, Jimmi Wing-ka Ho, Tung Pang Lam, Kitkit Para, Grace Y.M. Tang & Ying Chi Tang. Their focus primarily centers on the tumult wrought by time, encompassing shifts in circumstance, language, sentiment, outlook, relationships, and aspirations, alongside the resilience amid displacement.
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https://canton-sardine.com/2024/05/28/gone-with-the-wind/
