FLASHBACK: I THINK IT RAINS youtube/watch?v=gV0fIWFtJDE&feature=youtu.be Kong Chun Hei Dust and Scratches (No Blank), 2012 10 panels, ink on paper mounted on archival board, 38 x 50 cm each, Super 8mm film projection Courtesy of Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong Burger Collection, Hong Kong Acquired in 2013 Approaching Dust and Scratches (No Blank), one hears the rhythmic flutter of a Super 8mm film rotating. Adjacent are 10 mounted boards, somewhat camouflaged on the concrete warehouse walls. Artist Kong Chun-hei bought a film of a family holiday trip from the 1970s on the Chinese equivalent of Ebay. The entire film was dissected, retrieving ten in-between-takes, and as the title denotes with ‘dust and scratches’. We see not the memorable captured snippets of someone’s family history, but only the voids. These emptied images have been meticulously reproduced as ink drawings, and are accompanied by a film composed of ten single frames, a continuous short loop. Here, the unnoticed comes to the forefront, sparking perhaps an imagined narrative, or simply hints at a different construction of memory, one that is peculiar and hollow. For more info about the work and artist visit: ithinkitrains.org/category/kong-chun-hei/ I Think It Rains is a long-term exhibition platform by the Burger Collection. Part 1 consisted of a cross-disciplinary exhibition, initiated in collaboration with 1a space which took place at the heritage site of the Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong. I Think It Rains represents a further installment of the Quadrilogy, the Burger Collection’s exhibition and research program, curated by Daniel Kurjaković.
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