Video

2012 3 HD Videos with sound, 4 min each In collaboration with Tsering Tashi Gyalthang Video The Lanyu – 3 Stories continues Tsai’s exploration of the relationship between nature, spirituality, and ritual through an examination of the Tao tribe from the Lanyu Island of Taiwan. This series consists of three videos: Hair Dance, Lanyu Seascapes,…

Charwei Tsai 2011 Video 10min 46sec In collaboration with Tsering Tashi Gyalthang Written by Alba Benilde Roberts Realized in collaboration with Tibetan director Tsering Tashi Gyalthang, based in Saigon, Tsai captures a close friend Alba’s experience of a pilgrimage by recreating memories and landscapes through her narration and close ups of her body. Script: What…

Charwei TSAI 2011 HD black and white video with sound 5min14sec Sound by Zai Tang Commissioned by The Esplanade, Singapore “Ah!” is a video created originally for a public space, which is a tunnel leading from a metro station to the national theatre in Singapore for the occasion of the “Tapestry of Sacred Music” Festival.…

Video 17 min 18 sec Filmed in Sydney, Australia Commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia This is part of a series of work that I am developing, Sky Mantra, Earth Mantra, and Sea Mantra, where I write the Heart Sutra onto a mirror reflecting changes in various environments. I try to capture the…

Video 23 min 04 sec Filmed in Taipei, Taiwan Commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia This is part of a series of work that I am developing, Sky Mantra, Earth Mantra, and Sea Mantra, where I write the Heart Sutra onto a mirror reflecting changes in various environments. I try to capture the…