Xiyuan Zhou | 周曦媛
Erase Me, 2024
Length: 3'31''
ERASE ME tells the story of how I disintegrated into a flat existence.
This film is designed to be projected onto a pile of white sand on ground.
The Floating Gravestones, 2024
Length: 3'51''
THE FLOATING GRAVESTONES tells the story of a ghost who enters the memories of a dying person. Through this journey, the ghost witnesses fragments of childhood, intimacy, and the fear of death. As the person passes away, the ghost becomes eternally trapped in the land of memories.
Phantom, 2023
Length: 1'45''
PHANTOM is a mixed-media monument, an ode to the lost witches and goddesses. They were hunted, weaponized, and erased.
Their spirits have been waiting for a calling, and this is it.
The Wedding Banquet, 2022
Length: 1'45''
THE WEDDING BANQUET features a thorn-covered creature resembling a neural network, embodying the concept of a womb as a living, intelligent entity. The work critiques biopower’s commitment to converting human bodies into productive ones and challenges the medical system's patriarchal control over women’s reproductive functions.
Landing, 2022
Length: 1'22''
LANDING delves into the body as a sentient being, exploring its biological essence beyond mere flesh. The performer uses a microscope to scan her body, entering a meditative state on life forms. The accompanying soundscape is composed of notes derived from the electric currents emitted by the body itself.
A Manifesto, 2022
Length: 1'52''
In this fictional setting, "I" am the willpower of the universe, traveling back in time as a witch, a scholar, and an artist to change the world. But every attempt has failed - "I" was either killed by ignorant mobs and ruthless dictators or destroyed in an inevitable war. This manifesto was written after "I" died in a nuclear war. As the nuclear winter ends, "I" am about to start my rebirth and repeat the revolutionary journey.
A Manifesto II, 2023
Length: 10''