La camera insabbiata (The Chalkroom) takes the audience on an exploratory journey through a labyrinth of collective memories. Fragments of language and sound entangle in this space – giant blackboards filled with writings and drawings abound, or a simple noise morphs to become a sculpture. Hsin-Chien Huang maps a route towards a sense of disembodiment, and the audience has to choose which direction to fly towards, under the guidance of Laurie Anderson’s voice. Losing the connection to immediate reality, the visitor is encouraged to embrace an experience of isolation instead, one that restores the imaginative self. The work won the Best VR Experience Award at the 74thVenice Film Festival in 2017.
Venue: SMU de Suantio Gallery, Singapore Management University School of Economics / School of Social Sciences, 90 Stamford Road, Singapore 188065
When: 22 Nov 2019 - 22 Mar 2020,