Hsu Chia-Wei, ‘Marshal Tie Jia - Turtle Island’. 2012. 6 min. © Hsu Chia-Wei
About the Work
The island Matsu in the Taiwan Strait is under the commandment of a local god called The Marshal. This frog deity came from a temple on Wu-Yi Mountain in China, which was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, prompting The Marshal to migrate. Hsu films the island with a fictionalized version of the original tiny temple, long since replaced by a dilapidated bunker.
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale (SMB13) × Frieze Film Seoul 2025
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale presents a special screening program curated by artistic directors Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres and Lukas Brasiskis for Frieze Film Seoul 2025. The screenings will take place on the rooftop of Seoul Museum of Art and feature a selection of artists’ films that converge spiritual, mystical, and magical forces on the screen in ways that change our understanding of everyday life. Composed in four chapters - Harmony, Reclaiming, Communion, and Waking Dreams - the screening programme will be accompanied by introductions by the artistic directors and a reception on the programme’s opening day.