APT7 Exhibition Report

Wan Guchan / China 1900–95 / Production still from The Golden Conch 1963 / 35mm, paper cut-out animation, colour, mono, 48 minutes, China, Mandarin (English subtitles) / Image courtesy: China Film Archive aPt7 cineMa Curated cinema programs have been an integral part of the APT since APT5. APT7 featured two major cinema programs, attracting over 6500 visitors. mouNtaiNs aNd waters: CHiNese aNimatioN siNCe tHe 1930s The landmark retrospective of Chinese animation, Mountains and Waters: Chinese Animation Since the 1930s featuring around 200 works of animation using techniques ranging from ink‑wash painting, shadow play and papercuts to puppetry and woodblock prints. This program profiled the work of early animation pioneers and contemporary artists and filmmakers participating in this extraordinary tradition. The program attracted a strong audience of 3188. Mountains and Waters included many important historical works from the collections of the China Film Archive, Beijing, and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Representatives of both institutions presented public programs during March 2013 at GOMA. Animation specialist Li Zhen from the China Film Archive introduced screenings and presented a lecture entitled ‘Creating Classics: The Golden Ages of Animation in China’. The presentation offered a rare insight into the Shanghai Animation Film Studio and the exquisite films created there from the 1950s onwards. CHaNge: patHs tHrougH 20 years of fiLm Including more than 80 films and video works by some of the most celebrated directors and contemporary artists from the Asia Pacific region, Change featured 90 public sessions and drew an audience of 3339. Change provided a snapshot of 20 years of filmmaking throughout the region, reaching from the Middle East across Asia to Australia and the Pacific, and explored themes of social, political and aesthetic transformation, as well as developments in moving‑image culture. ‘Recently, I saw a short film by the Chinese artist–filmmaker Sun Xun. The film was titled Some Actions Which Haven’t Been Defined Yet in the Revolution and was possibly one of the most amazing pieces of animation (if not one of the most amazing films) I have ever seen!’ aLeX giLLies , AGAINST THE GRAIN BLOG 37 apt7 CiNema