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See you again, see you again 1996-2003

Artwork See you again, see you again this artwork made of Mini DV: 10:30 minutes, colour, stereo, created in 1996-01-01
Accession No.
2004.143
Date Created
1996-2003
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Media Category
Electronic media
Secondary Media Category
Mini DV
Medium
Mini DV: 10:30 minutes, colour, stereo
Place Created
Beijing
Credit Line
Purchased 2004. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant

In this short video, Qiu Zhijie explores something of the relationship between death and remembrance, the physical and the spiritual. His protagonist is an old man who makes a living out of painting portraits of the dead. A traditional Chinese burial practice, these portraits, which are based on photographs of the subjects, were once considered an important stage in the journey from death to the afterlife, but in a rapidly changing cultural context, the custom is disappearing. Chants of a hopeful 'see you again' in dialect appear to apply to both the deceased and to this tradition of remembrance. 
 

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