Join us for an exclusive triple bill screening of the works of three international artists, followed by an artist panel discussion with Subash Thebe Limbu (Nepal), Edwina Green (Melbourne) and Kalanjay Dhir (Sydney).
Screening: 2-3pm
Conflict is More Profitable Than Peace, 17 mins | Alia Ali (US)
A photographed binder translated into time-based media, it documents the ongoing war in
Yemen. Conflict is More Profitable Than Peace attempts to unravel the intricate web of facts
and players that have generated the complicated state of affairs from which one of the
worst humanitarian crises of our time has emerged. By naming both victims and culprits, the
research presents a less distracted image of “who” while still pursuing the question of
“why?”
All Time is Local, 5 mins | Black Quantum Futurism (US)
Like politics and the weather, all time is local. Considering time’s intimate relationship to
space and locality, this text, video, and object series continues the work of BQF in recovering
and amplifying historical memory of autonomous Black communal space-times in North
Philly,meditating on the complex, contested temporal and spatial legacies of historical,
liberatory Black futurist projects based primarily in North Philly, such as Progress Aerospace
Enterprises, Zion Gardens, and Berean Institute.
Ningwasum, 44 mins | Subash Thebe Limbu (Nepal)
Ningwasum, 2021 is a Yakthung science fiction documentary film/video-work narrated by
Miksam, a time traveller from future Indigenous Nation. Ningwasum follows two time
travellers Miksam and Mingsoma, played by Subin Limbu and Shanta Nepali respectively, in
the Himalayas weaving indigenous folk stories, culture, climate change and science fiction.
The film explores notion of time, space and memory, how realities and the sense of now
could be different for different community.
Artist Panel: 3-4pm
A Plural Tomorrow: Heterogeneous Futurisms
Gain insights into artistic practices informed by Indigenous Futurism and Asian Futurism with a broader discussion of diverse methods of engaging with and shaping the future. This features international guest artist Subash Thebe Limbu, interstate artist Edwina Green and Sydney artist Kalanjay Dhir. Moderated by MultiFutures curator and BAC Director Rachael Kiang.
Image: Subash Thebe Limbu, NINGWASUM 2021, video still. Courtesy of the artist.
