Lap-See Lam with Kholod Hawash: Begin Again, Begin Again
Experience the exhibition 鈥淏egin Again, Begin Again鈥�, where Lap-See Lam鈥檚 video installation 鈥淔loating Sea Palace鈥� meets Kholod Hawash鈥檚 textile works. The evocative film draws on the myth of Lo Ting, who is said to be the ancestor of the people of Hong Kong. Several of the characters鈥� costumes are also presented in the exhibition space as sculptural installations.
鈥淔loating Sea Palace鈥� (2024) by Lap-See Lam (b. 1990, Stockholm) centres around the myth of Lo Ting, who accidentally summons a Chinese dragon ship and is carried off on a dramatic journey at sea. The ship鈥檚 chef guides us through time and space, as his own story intertwines with that of Lo Ting 鈥� a tale of heritage, separation and loss, and the search for a home.
Once upon a time, the fish people known as Lo Ting lived in harmony with nature. But they came to be coveted for their flesh, which tasted both strange and familiar. In their insatiable hunger, humans hunted them until only one Lo Ting remained.
Kholod Hawash鈥檚 visual stories in quilting
In 鈥淔loating Sea Palace鈥�, Kholod Hawash (born 1977 in Basra, living in Finland) interprets Lap-See Lam鈥檚 story through textile works 鈥� costumes that are both worn by the film鈥檚 characters and presented as a sculptural installtion in the space.
Kholod Hawash works in the textile craft technique 鈥渏odaleia鈥�, which is the Arabic term for quilting or wadding, and 鈥渢atreez鈥�, embroidery. The resulting images depict myths that recur throughout the world, all rooted in a universal yearning to understand human existence.
Kholod Hawash brings together scenes from Iraqi folklore with Mesopotamian and Chinese mythology, combining them with unique motifs inspired by her memories and experiences.
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Experience the exhibition 鈥淏egin Again, Begin Again鈥�, where Lap-See Lam鈥檚 video installation 鈥淔loating Sea Palace鈥� meets Kholod Hawash鈥檚 textile works. The evocative film draws on the myth of Lo Ting, who is said to be the ancestor of the people of Hong Kong. Several of the characters鈥� costumes are also presented in the exhibition space as sculptural installations.
鈥淔loating Sea Palace鈥� (2024) by Lap-See Lam (b. 1990, Stockholm) centres around the myth of Lo Ting, who accidentally summons a Chinese dragon ship and is carried off on a dramatic journey at sea. The ship鈥檚 chef guides us through time and space, as his own story intertwines with that of Lo Ting 鈥� a tale of heritage, separation and loss, and the search for a home.
Once upon a time, the fish people known as Lo Ting lived in harmony with nature. But they came to be coveted for their flesh, which tasted both strange and familiar. In their insatiable hunger, humans hunted them until only one Lo Ting remained.
Kholod Hawash鈥檚 visual stories in quilting
In 鈥淔loating Sea Palace鈥�, Kholod Hawash (born 1977 in Basra, living in Finland) interprets Lap-See Lam鈥檚 story through textile works 鈥� costumes that are both worn by the film鈥檚 characters and presented as a sculptural installtion in the space.
Kholod Hawash works in the textile craft technique 鈥渏odaleia鈥�, which is the Arabic term for quilting or wadding, and 鈥渢atreez鈥�, embroidery. The resulting images depict myths that recur throughout the world, all rooted in a universal yearning to understand human existence.
Kholod Hawash brings together scenes from Iraqi folklore with Mesopotamian and Chinese mythology, combining them with unique motifs inspired by her memories and experiences.
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