Abstract
The moving image – in films, video art installations and performances, experimental documentaries, animation and other on-screen representations – has always formed an important genre in contemporary art.
The relationship between cinema and film art on the one hand and the local community and people's daily lives on the other are strong and long lasting. Film art is always a cultural artefact that is intended for a wide audience, its sustainability relies crucially on public support in the same way that community art and culture do. Through the programme, we wanted to connect community art and film art by transforming Oi! into a community cinema.
In Montage Express, each contributor (Autonomous Cinema, ifva, Interact_Arts, Interlocutor, Rooftop Institute and Ying E Chi) featured a three-week programme in succession with different thematic approaches. Their programmes presented the connections between film art and everyday life by exploring and discussing contemporary topics, with different film-making techniques and approaches used. Moving image artists and film-makers also engaged with the community to unfold layers of interaction and dialogue.
The relationship between cinema and film art on the one hand and the local community and people's daily lives on the other are strong and long lasting. Film art is always a cultural artefact that is intended for a wide audience, its sustainability relies crucially on public support in the same way that community art and culture do. Through the programme, we wanted to connect community art and film art by transforming Oi! into a community cinema.
In Montage Express, each contributor (Autonomous Cinema, ifva, Interact_Arts, Interlocutor, Rooftop Institute and Ying E Chi) featured a three-week programme in succession with different thematic approaches. Their programmes presented the connections between film art and everyday life by exploring and discussing contemporary topics, with different film-making techniques and approaches used. Moving image artists and film-makers also engaged with the community to unfold layers of interaction and dialogue.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Hong Kong |
| Publisher | Oil Street Art Space |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
| Event | Montage Express: Janus Cinematheque︱Interact_Arts - Oil Street Art Space, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 5 Dec 2016 → 2 Jan 2017 http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/APO/en_US/web/apo/montage_express.html |
Research Keywords
- cinema
- film art
- Contemporary Art
- white cube
- exhibition space