between past and future

new photography and video from china

15 september 2005 - 15 January 2006


Video interviews

Click on the links below to view a short series of interviews with curators and artists involved in Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China. All videos have associated transcript documents so you can read or print the text in full.

Video 1

Curator Christopher Phillips explains the development of the exhibition and some of the key issues reflected by the work on show. 4mins 7secs


Video 2

Curator Professor Wu Hung talks about co-curating the exhibition with Christopher Phillips and explains the relationship between work on display, in particular 'The Night Revels of Lao Li' by WANG Qingsong, and traditional Chinese art. 5mins 33secs


Video 3

Curator Christopher Phillips talks about 'Family Tree' by ZHANG Huan. 2mins 29secs


Video 4

Curator Christopher Phillips explores the symbolism in 'Water Seal' by SONG Dong. 1min 18secs


Video 5

Artist XING Danwen talks about how she became a photographer and discusses some of the ideas behind her work 'Born with the Cultural Revolution'. 5mins 46secs


Video 6

Artist MIAO Xiaochun explains how and why he made his photograph 'Opera'. 3mins 48secs


SONG Dong, Water Seal, 1996 (detail)