Nahash has recorded a string of EPs on their Huashan Label which have been described as “getting darker every time”. A mix of thundering drums, analogue synths and field recording combine to create a surreal and unnerving soundscape. The visual and sound work in response and reaction to each other. Abandoned 16mm film is mixed with handmade & hand painted film to create a montage of archival footage, lost films and textural experiments. Tina Sprinkles collects discarded 16mm film reels, re-editing found footage to create a surreal film collage. She also works directly on the film strip, painting, scratching and drawing on to the celluloid to create wild abstract landscapes. These “lost films”with out name or narrative, are reappropriated into new elaborate chronologies.
A multi-media performance, with visual elements by Carmen Ho, sound by Pan Daijing and SLATE contemporary Dance Company. Choreographed by company member Anneliese Charek and accompanied by a live set by Pan Daijing. The artists involved in the collaboration will explore the themes of dreams and personal pasts to create an immersive experience. The performance will feature dancers; Corine Englander, Ramsey Dewey, Yun Chen and Anneliese Charek. and will meld together experimental sound, dance, and a visual interpretation of the themes through elements of multi-media.
SLATE contemporary dance company is joining forces with sound artist Pan Daijing for a multi-media performance, with visual elements curated by Carmen Ho. The one night performance will feature choreography by company member Anneliese Charek accompanied by a live set by Pan Daijing. The artists involved in the collaboration will explore the themes of dreams and personal pasts to create an immersive experience at the Minsheng Art Museum. The performance will feature five company members of SLATE, and will meld together experimental sound, dance, and a visual interpretation of the themes through elements of multi-media.
Pan Daijing is a producer and sound artist based in Shanghai. In the past three years she has lived in San Francisco and Berlin, where she started to produce, perform live, and DJ. Through the deconstruction of sound she elaborates her fantasies and aesthetic philosophy on death, sexuality, and rituals. Heavily influenced by noise, power electronics, techno, and 80s industrial music, her sound is composed of a beautiful rawness and powerful expression. In addition to her solo project Aesthetica and band ANEL, she also does sound design and composes for video and dance productions, taking a spiritual and ambient approach in sound creation.
Anneliese is a Los Angeles native, and has been based in Shanghai since 2011. She studied Dance at CalArts, video installation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and film directing at Prague Film School. Working in the mediums of film, video, and dance, her work often combines these elements. During her time in Shangahi she has co-founded the documentary series ‘Ganma’ in 2012, community art space Basement 6 Collective in 2013. and SLATE in 2014.
Carmen Ho is a creative and producer interested in multidimensional storytelling, exploring the merging of multimedia and live performance. She has a love for crafting custom narratives, experimenting with audience direction, the challenge of maximising interaction and building vehicles for communication through immersive online and offline experiences.
In 2015 she aims to pursue a number of projects, including utilising crowd-sourcing for inspiration exercises, hosting community-focused workshops, and building idea-sharing platforms.
