Yesterday night the rain cleared and the fired dragon danced around in the streets of old Tai Hang for many hours. People seemed very happy to carry the dragon (made of thousands of burning incense sticks) despite the unstable weather conditions earlier on. If you read about the history of the dragon below, you will understand why… Continue reading Tai Hang Fire Dragon
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Earthy and Dirty
I just arrived in Beijing at Renmin University where I will give a talk about animation fans and how they use alter egos and virtual siblings, or even entire imagined clans and families. I want to find out how and why they fantasize about alternative families and how they deal with pressures of the bio-family. But what are the first impressions… Continue reading Earthy and Dirty
Siu Ding Review of Milk + Performance, Videotage, Directed by Shu Lea Cheang
http://www.siuding.com/2010/05/milk.html Photo by Andrew Guthrie. More writing and processing to follow.
Party Blogging
Clay Shirky once wrote a long time ago that reading blogs is like wandering around at a cocktail party and eavesdropping on various conversations. Some scenes from the may 8 party. My students were in a state of happy inebriation and wanted to act like my children. It was midnight and turning into Mothers Day. And here below my… Continue reading Party Blogging
Morph into Me, Gerrie Lim
I was just thinking that this blog may need a man, a male presence, or a male subject. Some people had already pointed it out to me and yes I agreed time to look for a male. I had already met Gerrie Lim a couple of times and knew that he had written several ground-breaking books… Continue reading Morph into Me, Gerrie Lim
First Interview With Siu Ding
Siu Ding agreed to be interviewed on January 10 in my small apartment with view onto the grand city. I try to understand people’s personalities by the way they go stand on my balcony and the awe they receive. Siu Ding immediately spent some time there and took a range of pictures with her polaroid… Continue reading First Interview With Siu Ding
::Venus about Katrien about Venus::
Venus is a student at Hong Kong University and was introduced to me by our common friend Shyla. First Venus started helping me with my research and generally showed enthusiasm for my projects and personality. Now we have evolved and can chat with each other in the dark morning hours or late at night, and… Continue reading ::Venus about Katrien about Venus::
Raw Data Trailer
Raw Data – A Real Fake Document about Sex Researchers and their Hunting in Hong Kong. Click the picture for the trailer: Raw Data is a short experimental fiction film that grew out of my research about Internet sex and collaborations with actors/actresses. Summary Dr. Nero Wong is famous amongst university students for his critiques… Continue reading Raw Data Trailer
So here is to you, Mrs Chan!
Yang Jing in RAW DATA as Butterfly, a bored graduate student who develops the alter ego of a dominant and adulterous married woman, Mrs Fleur Chan.
Urban Nomad Film Fest (Taipei) Goes Cos
My Japanese doll complex movie is playing in a film program about ‘Cosplay,’ (costume play or animation and J-rock fans who dress like their favorite characters) organized by the Urban Nomad Festival Let me confess right here that my movie would have been a flop without the support of Sean Hsiao, who introduced me to… Continue reading Urban Nomad Film Fest (Taipei) Goes Cos