“The making of each film transforms the way I see myself and the world. Once I start engaging in the process of making a film or in any artistic excursion, I am also embarking upon a journey whose point of arrival is unknown to me.” — Trinh T. Minh-ha

What About China? (Part I of II, 2020–21)
Forgetting Vietnam (2015)
Night Passage (2004)
The Fourth Dimension (2001)
A Tale of Love (1995)
Shoot for the Contents (1991)

This exhibition features works by the world-renowned independent filmmaker, writer, composer, and post-colonial theorist Trinh T. Minh-ha, as well as a new commission by the NTU CCA Singapore. The spatial display of the films evokes Trinh’s 2001 exhibition at the Secession in Vienna, one of the first instances where full-length films were presented in an art gallery context. Taking this specific cue, which also involved Trinh’s writings and publications, five films were selected to be in the exhibition hall, enquiring about modes of viewing the cinematic, and how to inhabit the physical and temporal spaces in between her works.

The new film, co-commissioned with the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, What About China? (Part I of II, 2020–21), draws on footage shot in China in the 1990s. Taking the notion of “harmony” in China as a site of creative manifestation, the film focuses on Chinese culture and identity through its artistic and rural architectural practices, as well as everyday village activities.

Venue: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109443

Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 12.00–7.00pm
Closed on Mondays. Open on Public Holidays.

When: 17 Oct 2020 - 28 Feb 2021,

By: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore)