Public programme

Cards of Chinese Animal Idioms

Legends in Human World

Type

Public

Date

Thu • 30.5 to Sun • 2.6

Time

Location

Festival Lounge

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How does one get a tarot card reading in the digital age? Mountain River Jump! is here to help.

Think of a question, whip out your phone, and take a photo of the screen with fast-rotating images. Your photo is your fortune, which you can decipher with the help of the wall text.

‍Cards of Chinese Animal Idioms: Legends in Human World (2017) is an interactive installation that reinterprets traditional Chinese divination with digital technology. The looping video features 49 unique cards created by the artist duo Mountain River Jump! This humorous and interactive artwork combines Asian spiritualism with a commentary on digital acceleration and our constant search for the meaning of life.

Mountain River Jump! is a Guangzhou-based duo founded in 2016 by identical twins Huang He and Huang Shan. Their multimedia practice explores the intersections of mysticism, ancient beliefs, psychology, and popular culture within contemporary Chinese society.

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Lounge Offerings

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Mural: False Awakening by Wong Ping

Thur • 30.5 to Sun • 2.6

Public

Wong Ping’s cheeky character sets the scene for the Lounge.

Vinyl DJ Sets

Thu • 30.5 & Sat • 1.6

Public

Enjoy an eclectic mix of vinyl-only DJ sets at the Festival Lounge.

Screen Printing Workshop

Thu • 30.5 to Sun • 2.6

Public

Join this screen printing workshop to create a festival souvenir! Visitors can choose their favourite Festival graphic design or image by Wing Shya and print their souvenir with the help of artist Kinchoi Lam.

Neco Lo on Antonio Mak

Fri • 31.5

4pm

Public

Neco Lo will speak with M+ Curator-at-Large Li Cheuk-to about his film Private Antonio (1986/2019) and his friendship with the late Hong Kong artist and sculptor Antonio Mak.