(Im)material worlds: Tracing creative practice, histories and environmental contexts in artists’ moving image from Southeast Asia and the UK

Following the publication of Dr Philippa Lovatt‘s and Dr Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn’s (Chulalongkorn University) co-edited Screen dossier: ‘Tracing the Anthropocene in Southeast Asian film and artists’ moving image, Philippa is excited to announce ‘(Im)material worlds: Tracing creative practice, histories and environmental contexts in artists’ moving image from Southeast Asia and the UK’ funded by a British Council Connections Through Culture UK-Southeast Asia Grant and co-curated and co-organised with CAMPLE LINE and LUX Scotland.

(Im)material worlds is an artists’ moving image programme that gives focus to the environmental crisis from Global South and postcolonial perspectives. It brings together recent and new moving image work by four Southeast Asian and four UK-based artists and filmmakers, who use experimental and essayistic forms to explore communities, habitats and places through their colonial, political, military and environmental histories.

The programme unfolds over eight weeks with a new paired online screening and hosted dialogue with the filmmakers each fortnight.

Film programme available online 30 January – 27 March 2022

In conversation dates: 

5 February, 12pm GMT: Alia Syed & Apichatpong Weerasethakul, hosted by Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn

19 February, 12pm GMT: Emilia Beatriz & Shireen Seno, hosted by CAMPLE LINE

5 March,12pm GMT: Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa & Prapat Jiwarangsan, hosted by Philippa Lovatt

19 March, 12pm GMT: Maeve Brennan & Nguyễn Trinh Thi, hosted by LUX Scotland

See here for booking details: https://campleline.org.uk/immaterialworlds/

Access information for online programme

  • Subtitles for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing available for all screenings
  • We will live-caption the online conversations, and can also provide a transcript on request after the live event

Free to attend and all welcome!

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