Showcasing an imaginative queer masculine body-scape, where the spices used in Chinese cooking grow as spectacular natural landscapes. This work is a hybrid of filmed performance, CGI animation and sound art. It draws on Chinese myth and a sense of belonging from an Asian queer diasporic perspective.
‘you must everywhere wander 你必顧盼’ is a meeting point of transgressive queer desire, a dream homeland and reality. We are what we eat, we are what we remember, we are what we believe.
Artist Statement
you must everywhere wander 你必顧盼 centralizes my queer gaze with the aesthetic of Sino-futurism, and intersectional layering of Asian diasporic experience, queer masculinity and ancient Chinese myth.
Inspired by my childhood memory and critical reflection on the construction of Asian identity, I believe ‘home’ is somewhere filled with the smell of good food; somewhere your loved one makes an effort to treat you with delicious and time-consuming food as a token of their love and care. I invite audiences into an other-worldly queer dreamality; creating a welcoming, intimate atmosphere in a digital realm which celebrates queer Asian diasporic and other marginalised identity.
I hope a different political discourse can be established through this work, and it can enable cross-cultural communication and a healing conversation about queer Asian migrant identity in the West.
Credit:
Director of Photography: Ning Zhou
Digital Director: Gene Chen
Sound Design: Carina Qiu
Make-up Artist: Olly Yip
Producer: Ruth Holdsworth
With thanks to Lamp Lee for costume consultation
Commissioned by: Queering Now 酷兒鬧 and Kakilang (fka. Chinese Arts Now)
Supported by: Arts Council England
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/570988022
If interested, please contact Whiskey Chow for full video access: MxWhiskeyOntheRock@gmail.com