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Artist Gao Ling and her project “The Big Mist”, photos are collected across the globe, from Beijing to Hong Kong, Kathmandu to Berlin, London to Madrid. As one of the finalists in 2013/14 WMA Masters Award, her project is echoing with the theme “Air”. (Right top) The photo shows the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong in background.
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Gao Ling, 2013/14 WMA Masters Award finalist, had a collaborative performance with artists and the audience at the exhibition. Titled "The Longest Letter: The Big Mist Performance", the work engaged participants to wear quizzical masks Gao created with ready-made materials and carry a 5-metre long silk scroll while walking around the streets of San Francisco at the end of the day. They read from the correspondence between Gao and those whom she recruited via social media to participate in “The Big Mist” project. The performance re-enacted in a humorous way on how people try to cope amid misty situations while with clouded sights.
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Gao Ling launched her project “The Big Mist” in January 2013 at which time Beijing was shrouded in smog and Asia was in turn adversely affected by China’s worsening urban air pollution. The Big Mist seeks to create a global archive of ‘selfies’ that playfully engages our contemporary attitude to air pollution. Becoming one of the finalists of the 2013/14 WMA Masters Award with this project, she continues to collect artworks on social media such as Facebook, Weibo and Douban, the gif and short videos collected are exhibited in “Infinite Cycle”.
Exhibition
Infinite Cycle A Global Artistic Exchange to Raise Awareness on Climate Change
11 Sep 2018 – 10 Oct 2018
Event times
Thu-Sun, 11am - 4pm
41 Ross Alley
Address
- 41 Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA 94108
- San Francisco
California - CA 94108
- United States
WYNG Media Award (WMA) of Hong Kong, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) and Bamboo Curtain Studio of Taiwan, present “Infinite Cycle”, a group exhibition showcasing diverse artistic responses to the threat of global warming.
About
About “Infinite Cycle”
In September this year, Global Climate Action Summit 2018 was held by a group of American leaders and scientists in San Francisco, with an attempt to discuss measures regarding climate change and encourage state governments to finalize the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement.
As an affiliate event of the Global Climate Action Summit 2018, “Infinite Cycle” is a response to the threatening climate change. It explores the way of incorporating art practices and institutional models into the cycle of environmental sustainability and its possible impacts on the community. The participating artists include Gao Ling, 2013/14 WMA Masters Award finalist, and TRES Art Collective, recipient of 2015 WMA Commission, as well as other artists including Stephanie Cheung, Dancecology, Lee Pei-yu, Cathy Lu, Francis Sollano and Weston Teruya.
The details of “Infinite Cycle” are as follows:
Exhibition Dates: 11 September 2018 – 21 October 2018
Open Hours: Thu-Sun, 11am - 4pm
Location: 41 Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA 94108
About the WMA Programme series
Initiated by WYNG Foundation, WYNG Media Award (WMA) is a series of programmes developed to spark awareness and engage the public on social issues of great importance to Hong Kong, with a view to fostering positive change. They include WMA Masters, WMA Commission, WMA Open, WMA Student and WMA Film. The programmes have been encouraging dialogues through selected annual themes, including Poverty, Air, Waste, Identity, Mobility and Transition in the past. The theme for the 2018/19 cycle is Opportunity. For more information, please visit wma.hk
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