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The Liverpool Biennial space at 28 - 32 Wood Street has been taken over by Ming Wong and his works, "Making Chinatown" (2012), "After Chinatown" (2012) and "The Chinese Detective (2012).
The way the films were displayed really made the space feel whole and dynamic as the screens were suspended in the air at different angles around the space. I really liked the works themselves, "After Chinatown" being my favourite. I find the movement of the images on a big screen so enjoyable to watch. If I'm honest, the images could probably be of anything and I'd like it, but I liked the intertextuality and mimicking of the old Hollywood effects (clothes, sound, camera movement etc). I thought it was really captivating.
In the room at the back there was the piece "The Chinese Detective", which was an installation of a collection of movie posters, newspaper cuttings, books, and promotional pieces all referencing the Chinese detective within film. I really like the collection and the artefacts were beautiful. Film is such an effective and seductive medium; everyone is fascinated with film, especially the older ones that Wong is playing with. It brings a sort of magic to pieces, and it's utterly fascinating to see. Even though we all know how films are made, I think they hold some kind of affinity with people that I feel is maybe more immediate and easily established than paintings.
The way the films were displayed really made the space feel whole and dynamic as the screens were suspended in the air at different angles around the space. I really liked the works themselves, "After Chinatown" being my favourite. I find the movement of the images on a big screen so enjoyable to watch. If I'm honest, the images could probably be of anything and I'd like it, but I liked the intertextuality and mimicking of the old Hollywood effects (clothes, sound, camera movement etc). I thought it was really captivating.
In the room at the back there was the piece "The Chinese Detective", which was an installation of a collection of movie posters, newspaper cuttings, books, and promotional pieces all referencing the Chinese detective within film. I really like the collection and the artefacts were beautiful. Film is such an effective and seductive medium; everyone is fascinated with film, especially the older ones that Wong is playing with. It brings a sort of magic to pieces, and it's utterly fascinating to see. Even though we all know how films are made, I think they hold some kind of affinity with people that I feel is maybe more immediate and easily established than paintings.
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