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TAD ERMITANO FILM REBEL

Curator: Davina Lee

Saturday 26 February 2011, 4.00pm

2P Contemporary Art Gallery and DIORAMA PROJECTS are pleased to announce the next in our series of DIORAMA PROJECTIONS, featuring the video work of Tad Ermitano, a media artist based in the Philippines.

Tad Ermitano (May 1964) graduated from the Philippine Science High School in 1981, and studied Biology at the University of Hiroshima. He holds a Bachelor`s degree in Philosophy from the University of the Philippines, but trained in film and video at the Mowelfund Film Institute. He currently designs and mixes sound for digital features and produces video for projection in a variety of stage/concert contexts. He has also collaborated with choreographers of Ballet Philippines in the creation of several video dance pieces, and was the sole Filipino artist selected to exhibit at the Ogaki Biennale 2006 New Media Festival and the Main Juried Exhibition of ISEA 2008. His single-channel films are distinguished by a playfulness underpinned by a dreamlike logic that reflects his training in philosophy and the sciences. His videos include Sausage, The Retrochronological Transfer of Information, and Hulikotekan v. 2.1, the last two of which have been screened at a number of international festivals, including the Yamagata International Film Festival, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival. His facility with a broad range technologies has caused the focus of his work to expand to include the use of computers in performance and installation contexts. Aside from creating computer-video installations, he performs audiovisual pieces, both solo and as part of the experimental media group The Children of Cathode Ray.

FILM REBEL will feature a number of short experimental videos and video documentation which introduce and look in more detail at the artist’s highly innovative practice, channelling the capabilities of different technologies in such a way as to challenge the limits of cinema.

The Retrochronological Transfer of Information
11 mins, 1994
/mutation 16 mins, 2005 (excerpt)
Shift Register 0 mins 36 secs, 2006
Spinning Jimmy 2 mins, 22 secs, 2007
Quartet 5 mins, 22 secs, 2008
Twinning Machine II 8 mins, 8 secs, 2010
Passage 2 mins, 46 secs, 2011

A live internet discussion with the artist will take place during the screening.

Time and Date
Saturday 26 February 2011
4.00pm

Location:
2P Contemporary Art Gallery
Shop 5, G/F, 6-20 Po Tuck Street
Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Gallery hours Mon - Fri: 13:00 - 19:00

Admission to all screenings is free. Reservation is essential given limited seating. For reservations, please email info@2p-gallery.com or info@dioramaprojects.org. Seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

About DIORAMA PROJECTIONS
DIORAMA PROJECTIONS consists of a series of free monthly screenings curated by Davina Lee, showcasing the video and photographic work of new and established artists and filmmakers. Presenting a varied and eclectic programme of videos, slide show presentations and documentaries DIORAMA PROJECTIONS will provide a unique and informal opportunity to see the work of new and established contemporary artists and filmmakers. Whenever possible, artists and filmmakers will either be present or will be available to interact with the audience directly through an internet video connection.

About 2P Contemporary Art Gallery
2P is a newly established Hong Kong-based contemporary art gallery, founded by Pui Pui To. The missions of 2P, which opened in April 2010, are to promote an international, transcultural and intergenerational dialogue in the sphere of contemporary art by promoting national artists abroad and international artists in Hong Kong.

The curatorial focus is on developing an exciting and varied programme of Hong Kong and international artists who possess a strong conceptual approach to their art practice. 2P values mixed media, emerging and established artists, risk-taking or experimental work, meta-curatorial strategies, discussions, collaboration, and international exchanges.

2P is dedicated to the presentation, interpretation, documentation, promotion, and enrichment of the arts and culturally diverse artists from all nations. www.2p-gallery.com

About DIORAMA PROJECTS

DIORAMA PROJECTS was established in Hong Kong in 2008 by Davina Lee as the exhibition and events division of Words For Pictures Limited.

The objective of DIORAMA PROJECTS is to identify, develop and realize unique projects that will stimulate artistic and cultural exchange and collaboration. DIORAMA PROJECTS seeks to provide physical and virtual spaces for groundbreaking work from new and established artists.

Previous projects include the exhibitions Chroniques Hongkongaises, part of Festival Voies Off, Arles, July, 2010, Proxemics, Hong Kong, October 2009, The Mother of All Journeys, Hong Kong, September 2009 and Distance Decay, part of Festival Voies Off, Arles, 2009. At the core of each project is the desire to engage audiences at all levels, from passive observation to active critical debate. www.dioramaprojects.org

For all enquiries, including press and interview availability, please contact Davina Lee at info@dioramaprojects.org or by telephone on +852 9196 5934 Pui Pui To at info@2p-gallery.com or by telephone on +852 2803 2151 or +852 9139 9727.