Wu Tsang: Duilian 2023

when: 03 July 2023 | | cost: Free event | website: https://pica.org.au/whats-on/wu-tsang-duilian/

published: 03 Jul 2023, 5 min read

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In the film installation, Duilian, Wu Tsang (USA) recreates the untold love story of the famous 19th-century Chinese poet, feminist and revolutionary Qiu Jin (秋瑾) and the female calligrapher and publisher Wu Zhiying (吳芝瑛).

A revered figure in China for her martyrdom in the anti-Manchu revolution, Qiu also defied gender norms, refusing to bind her feet and dressing as a man.

Set aboard a ship in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Duilian moves between Qing Dynasty China and present-day Hong Kong. In this cinematic work, martial arts action sequences are interwoven with tender scenes of Qiu Jin and Madame Wu. Played by Wu Tsang and her real-life partner and collaborator, boychild, they converse with one another using translations of Qiu Jin's poems.

Based in New York and Berlin, Tsang developed the film's script through a series of collective 'mistranslation' sessions with members of Hong Kong's queer communities, allowing for multiple readings, imaginings and desires to emerge. Rewriting the dominant narrative of Qiu Jin's life into a story of love and loss, Duilian interrogates the role that language plays in shaping history and the assumptions and omissions that reside within.

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A revered figure in China for her martyrdom in the anti-Manchu revolution, Qiu also defied gender norms, refusing to bind her feet and dressing as a man.

Please join PICA for our Djilba/Kambarang season exhibition opening on Thursday 2 August, 6:30pm.

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what: Wu Tsang: Duilian 2023

when: 03 July 2023

start time/end time: Tue -Sun | 4 Aug - 22 Oct, 10am - 5pm

website: https://pica.org.au/whats-on/wu-tsang-duilian/

city/suburb: Perth WA

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