Comments for Floating Projects Collective 句點 http://floatingprojectscollective.net a Hongkong-based interdisciplinary art community, a forum for visual ethnography Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:38:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Walking fields & the critique of flâneuse – preview notes #6 for FPC’s 1st exhibition by Linda Lai http://floatingprojectscollective.net/2010/05/walking-fields-a-critique-of-flaneuse-preview-notes-6-for-fpcs-1st-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Linda Lai Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:38:55 +0000 http://floatingprojectscollective.net/?p=510#comment-1296 virtualDavies, thanks for your comments. I totally agree with you on a generally gender-neutral stance to flanerie, and indeed it has been how I conduct my writing and videography which I find empowering — especially as I may embody fluid multiple subject positions as my body moves through space and time, a performative approach that forces beyond class, race and gender. Towards the end of “Trespassing,” however, I noticed the tragedy that happened to my student had a lot to do with her being foreign, female, and the fact that she is a very small woman with a child’s face. As my student then, she admired the practice of wandering through the city and wanted to study travel literature at her graduate school. Her being murdered while wandering off casually due to a plane delay suddenly fueled up the significance of her position as the perceived ‘weak’ subject. … It is an irony that most part of “Trespassing” is a celebration of my own traveling and distant critique of repetition, whereas in the process of composing with my own footage, my student’s death and the great pain I could not take out suddenly dawned on the work as a due closure. (Linda C.H. Lai) virtualDavies, thanks for your comments. I totally agree with you on a generally gender-neutral stance to flanerie, and indeed it has been how I conduct my writing and videography which I find empowering — especially as I may embody fluid multiple subject positions as my body moves through space and time, a performative approach that forces beyond class, race and gender. Towards the end of “Trespassing,” however, I noticed the tragedy that happened to my student had a lot to do with her being foreign, female, and the fact that she is a very small woman with a child’s face. As my student then, she admired the practice of wandering through the city and wanted to study travel literature at her graduate school. Her being murdered while wandering off casually due to a plane delay suddenly fueled up the significance of her position as the perceived ‘weak’ subject. … It is an irony that most part of “Trespassing” is a celebration of my own traveling and distant critique of repetition, whereas in the process of composing with my own footage, my student’s death and the great pain I could not take out suddenly dawned on the work as a due closure. (Linda C.H. Lai)

]]> Comment on Walking fields & the critique of flâneuse – preview notes #6 for FPC’s 1st exhibition by Trespassing Flâneuse « virtualDavis http://floatingprojectscollective.net/2010/05/walking-fields-a-critique-of-flaneuse-preview-notes-6-for-fpcs-1st-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-1294 Trespassing Flâneuse « virtualDavis Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:29:30 +0000 http://floatingprojectscollective.net/?p=510#comment-1294 [...] depicts the filmmaker walking various cities in the world and encourages audiences to link the video with the practice of female flânerie, a term from the French masculine word flâneur. Baudelaire’s flâneur depicts a man who walks [...] [...] depicts the filmmaker walking various cities in the world and encourages audiences to link the video with the practice of female flânerie, a term from the French masculine word flâneur. Baudelaire’s flâneur depicts a man who walks [...]

]]> Comment on Fung Moon Kee: making you mine 小號大造馮滿記 by Tiffany Yu http://floatingprojectscollective.net/2011/09/fung-moon-kee-making-you-mine-%e5%b0%8f%e8%99%9f%e5%a4%a7%e9%80%a0%e9%a6%ae%e6%bb%bf%e8%a8%98/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Tiffany Yu Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:41:10 +0000 http://floatingprojectscollective.net/?p=989#comment-1195 Hi Lilian, Thank you so much for your comments. It's always good to be picky. Yes,as what Linda mentioned, the one showing this weekend is a revised version in which your above questions will be answered, esp. to the text part. The text is arranged as dialogues/script-like with emotion and thoughts of author putting into. I am also excited to first time see my friends coming to watch it. :) Thanks again and good luck to your study. tiff Hi Lilian,

Thank you so much for your comments. It’s always good to be picky.

Yes,as what Linda mentioned, the one showing this weekend is a revised version in which your above questions will be answered, esp. to the text part. The text is arranged as dialogues/script-like with emotion and thoughts of author putting into.

I am also excited to first time see my friends coming to watch it. :)

Thanks again and good luck to your study.

tiff

]]> Comment on Fung Moon Kee: making you mine 小號大造馮滿記 by Linda Lai http://floatingprojectscollective.net/2011/09/fung-moon-kee-making-you-mine-%e5%b0%8f%e8%99%9f%e5%a4%a7%e9%80%a0%e9%a6%ae%e6%bb%bf%e8%a8%98/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Linda Lai Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:41:22 +0000 http://floatingprojectscollective.net/?p=989#comment-1194 Hello, Lilian. Thanks for your sharp observation. The version you've seen is this, right? - http://vimeo.com/22735990 As far as I know, the version we are showing this Saturday is a revised, re-edited version after an open discussion. Let's hear from Tiffany whether I'm right or not. I'm, too, much looking forward to viewing this new version. And here's the research site for this year-long project: http://fongmoonkee.wordpress.com/ (Linda Lai) Hello, Lilian. Thanks for your sharp observation.
The version you’ve seen is this, right? -
http://vimeo.com/22735990

As far as I know, the version we are showing this Saturday is a revised, re-edited version after an open discussion. Let’s hear from Tiffany whether I’m right or not. I’m, too, much looking forward to viewing this new version.

And here’s the research site for this year-long project:
http://fongmoonkee.wordpress.com/

(Linda Lai)

]]> Comment on Fung Moon Kee: making you mine 小號大造馮滿記 by Lilian Fu http://floatingprojectscollective.net/2011/09/fung-moon-kee-making-you-mine-%e5%b0%8f%e8%99%9f%e5%a4%a7%e9%80%a0%e9%a6%ae%e6%bb%bf%e8%a8%98/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Lilian Fu Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:35:48 +0000 http://floatingprojectscollective.net/?p=989#comment-1193 Great, I just finished watching the whole piece on vimeo and it is very nicely edited. It shows rich aspects of history and organic resources of a shop/a group of Chan family. Some strategies like slow motion and still pictures are good choice of materials. I quite like the silent wife - always smoking but aware of the camera. The structure of the footage and materials are easily understood, There are only 2 things, well, it is good already but i am quite picky. First, in term of sound... There are always conversation and dialogues as if the director is afraid people get bored. But i think it would be nice to have more silent moments and let us listen to the surrounding ambience and the sound of the shop. And second, I don't quite get the idea in the middle of the film where there are only text of the dialogue. That part is a bit weird for the sudden change of media, and I couldn't relate this part to the rest of the film. i would like to hear why the director wants to show the footage in this way. Well, it is a shame that i can't come. but hope the discussion and party goes well. (Lilian F) Great, I just finished watching the whole piece on vimeo and it is very nicely edited.
It shows rich aspects of history and organic resources of a shop/a group of Chan family.
Some strategies like slow motion and still pictures are good choice of materials. I quite like the silent wife – always smoking but aware of the camera.
The structure of the footage and materials are easily understood,
There are only 2 things, well, it is good already but i am quite picky. First, in term of sound…
There are always conversation and dialogues as if the director is afraid people get bored.
But i think it would be nice to have more silent moments and let us listen to the surrounding ambience and the sound of the shop.
And second, I don’t quite get the idea in the middle of the film where there are only text of the dialogue.
That part is a bit weird for the sudden change of media, and I couldn’t relate this part to the rest of the film.
i would like to hear why the director wants to show the footage in this way.

Well, it is a shame that i can’t come. but hope the discussion and party goes well. (Lilian F)

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