The British Council is presenting A Distinct Order, a web based film and dialogue sequence that includes Malaysian and British video works, which might be out there for (free) viewing on Dec 11 and 12.
A Distinct Order, curated by Malaysian artwork researcher Roopesh Sitharan, is put collectively to spark dialogue, and discover the existence of “difference” in the expression of “order”.
The programme hopes to broaden the dialogue by specializing in diversity in “order” and to unpack the notion of plurality. A range of Malaysian works have been gathered to intensify totally different prospects of resistance by inventive observe whereby highlighting the complexity and specificity of dissenting voices.
A Distinct Order additionally consists of panel discussions, which counterpoint the featured works by discussing the underlying relativism of “orders”.
A display screen shot of Ain Rahman’s ‘The Paradox Of Philocaly I’ (2021) video work.
The panel periods might be divided into three referential mapping processes, particularly Framing, Content and Context.
Moderators for the periods embody Mark Teh, Ghazi Alqudcy, and Jac sm Kee. The audio system concerned are Roopesh Sitharan, Tendai John Mutambu, Mahen Bala, Okui Lala, Morgan Quaintance, Dipali Gupta, Sharon Chin and Josephine Chime.
Malaysian brief film works featured are by Hasnul J. Saidon (Post-Colon – A Series Of Video Shorts, 1994), Ain Rahman (The Paradox Of Philocaly I, 2021), Gan Siong King (Kak Laila, 2016) and Okui Lala (My Language Proficiency, 2017).
The worldwide line-up options Callum Hill (Crowtrap, 2018), Rosalind Nashashibi (The States Of Things, 2000), Luke Fowler (Enceindre, 2018), and Morgan Quaintance (Another Decade, 2018).
A Distinct Order is a component of Old World Order/New World Orders, a programme from We Are Here: Artists’ Moving Image developed by Tendai John Mutambu, British Council and LUX.
More information here.
