In week 9 we spent half the class time discussing the reading, and going over compression. In all honesty, I have not yet had the time to go over the reading thoroughly due things going on in my life, so I have yet to write up my response.
As for the compression, it was a good way to learn how to alter specific dynamics. I think it will be something I will look into as I work on my final project, as my piece contains a lot of ranging dynamics as it is.
Following this workshop, we went on down to the Auckland Art Gallery to view Yang Fudong's exhibition; Filmscapes. Films capes featured three works - The Fifth Night (2010), Yejiang / The Nightman Cometh (2011) and The Coloured Sky: New Women II (2014). Auckland Art Gallery has exemplified him as 'China's preeminent moving image artist' who has 'established himself as one of the world's most extraordinary artists working in video installation' with works of 'lyrical and dreamlike qualities, long and suspended sequences and multiple perspectives reflect the inner worlds of a new generation of Chinese grappling to find their place in the modern world'. I definitely agree that many of his pieces were extremely suspended sequences, as some were almost replicating a still image, and many sequences were so stretched out that they never seemed to end.
My favourite one was The Fifth Night, as its formation was quite extraordinary. The film was screened on 7 separate screens that were all aligned in a curved line, where each screen was shot on a different angle yet simultaneously - so the entire film was depicted in a range of perspectives. It was a very unique experience. I think I also particularly enjoyed this one as it had an essence of film noir, which what I spent a year studying in media studies in my final year of high school. So I could definitely appreciate it in that sense.
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