After 10 years, the screening series “Phantom Horizons” comes to an end. More than 60 innovative artists from all over the world have been presented in the Window Display of Künstlerhaus Bethanien. To celebrate this diversity and potentials, I am pleased to present a double feature bridging the past and future of experimental moving image.
– Robert Seidel, Curator
Wong Ping
Sorry for the Late Reply
15:00min
HK 2021
Wong Ping, a Hong Kong-based artist, has emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary art. His work employs digital and experimental animation techniques, combined with elements of dark humour, to explore the psychological complexities inherent to the urban experience. His distinctive style fuses ornamental, soft-gradient compositions with thought-provoking narratives that examine social taboos, political tensions, and personal anxieties, particularly within the context of Hong Kong’s intricate socio-political landscape. The vibrant colours and whimsical characters of ‘Sorry for the Late Reply’ can be misleading at first glance, as it is a highly sophisticated form of social commentary that exposes the control mechanisms in today’s society.
Credit: © Wong Ping
Phantom Horizons
The on-going screening series Phantom Horizons presents digital as well as analogue works that question the paradigm of linear perspective, seeking a new kind of “status perspective” [Bedeutungsperspektive]. The latter was a development of ancient and medieval painting, in which the size of figures is determined by their hierarchical significance. Extending this approach using the methodology of deconstruction and the possibilities of contemporary film creation, the presented works open up multifaceted, unseen horizons.