Technology has not only subverted the art of portrait photography and its transmission; it has altered people’s ways of seeing and the habitual manner of body movement. As we take up the focus of other people’s camera lenses, we are also searching for the target of our next portrait. Each of us has become a spectacle in the eyes of the other.
Drawing references from the concept of portrait photography as a starting point, Lee and his performers probe into the delicate relations between a performer and a spectator, and the peculiar desire to see and be seen. It also examines the ever-changing progress of production of meaning regarding the contexts around the image of a human body, and how the meaning changes in relation to events, assembly, sound, text and spatial organization. The five performers participating in this experiment turn their bodies into vessels to capture and channel this fleeting spectacle that embodies the essence of this digital age phenomenon that has encroached upon us today.
Concept & Choreography | Joseph Lee |
Creation & Performance | Leung Tin Chak, Li Ka Man, Chan Wai Lok, Holmes Cheung, Woo Yat Hei |
Scengraphy | Samuel Chan |
Music Director & Sound Design | Lawrence Lau |
Costume Coordinator | Gauze Lam |
Rehearsal Assistant | Skinny Ng |
Artistic Advisor | Suyin Kan |
Programme Length | 70 minutes without intermission |
Scale of Venue | Flexible, preferably unconventional spaces and galleries |
Touring Company | 8 pax (1 Choreographer, 5 Performers, 1 Technical Support, 1 Touring Manager) |
Touring Availability | On appointment |
Supporting Activity | Workshop and meet the artist session |