https://amikoli.com amiko li Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:43:28 +0000 https://amikoli.com en https://amikoli.com/homePage Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:43:28 +0000 amiko li https://amikoli.com/homePage Passaggio (Installation) <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44ad626f931e2dfc505cb485ac49b7d025cb82c86eaec7d416a09acb07d96d77/passaggio1.jpg" data-mid="222205630" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44ad626f931e2dfc505cb485ac49b7d025cb82c86eaec7d416a09acb07d96d77/passaggio1.jpg" /> Passaggio (film) <img width="5120" height="2880" width_o="5120" height_o="2880" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/740b911e2854cb4ddd32761d8d92951f33708f23d66c18940836ab0ac6b60c60/passaggio2.jpg" data-mid="222206422" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/740b911e2854cb4ddd32761d8d92951f33708f23d66c18940836ab0ac6b60c60/passaggio2.jpg" /> The Purpose of Disease <img width="4498" height="3000" width_o="4498" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6a71eba5fa76d2e2354712fbb3b4e13e32d27a3025b15abd47f9135bd985bb8/IMG_6794.JPG" data-mid="219181659" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6a71eba5fa76d2e2354712fbb3b4e13e32d27a3025b15abd47f9135bd985bb8/IMG_6794.JPG" /> too quiet to hear <img width="2400" height="1350" width_o="2400" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91b589c7eaf7a855dfc4045969cbaea7806b77bbfc5d8aa785c19b08095ca396/tqth.jpg" data-mid="219205009" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91b589c7eaf7a855dfc4045969cbaea7806b77bbfc5d8aa785c19b08095ca396/tqth.jpg" /> The Singing Glass <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7113e9b47d4a8a28107be149c5b1c9976dda426caa6bc61ebf8f78672bbc8bf7/Amiko-Li--The-Singing-Glass.-At-Cyphering--Vibrating--Emanating.-Event-by-Delfina-Foundation--at-Young-Space--London--29-November-2023.-Supported-by-M-Art-Foundation.-Photo-Anne-Tetzlaff---HR-9.jpg" data-mid="222205039" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7113e9b47d4a8a28107be149c5b1c9976dda426caa6bc61ebf8f78672bbc8bf7/Amiko-Li--The-Singing-Glass.-At-Cyphering--Vibrating--Emanating.-Event-by-Delfina-Foundation--at-Young-Space--London--29-November-2023.-Supported-by-M-Art-Foundation.-Photo-Anne-Tetzlaff---HR-9.jpg" /> Vacat Page <img width="3300" height="4950" width_o="3300" height_o="4950" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f2968565bc1d4537ecfad0bbafd2ac8867f665515a48bf47cd10b53aec5b47c/vacat-page.jpg" data-mid="222205279" border="0" data-scale="120" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f2968565bc1d4537ecfad0bbafd2ac8867f665515a48bf47cd10b53aec5b47c/vacat-page.jpg" /> Sound Leaks <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cfb197d8f9d96f8b8650e497e79717f658b3b07ef04d0c60bbec5b59db371d5/soundleaks.jpg" data-mid="222205499" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cfb197d8f9d96f8b8650e497e79717f658b3b07ef04d0c60bbec5b59db371d5/soundleaks.jpg" /> Soft Target <img width="2999" height="2000" width_o="2999" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/887db2c69ec1b7213657b24a6c599b64f0369b05b49d078cfed9126255faf84a/SoftTarget_1.jpg" data-mid="222205309" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/887db2c69ec1b7213657b24a6c599b64f0369b05b49d078cfed9126255faf84a/SoftTarget_1.jpg" /> Tender Giants <img width="2500" height="1656" width_o="2500" height_o="1656" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/beb83ecefd5f36e3fed057bc037c966e6c13d0de83f3135c16631fc88fe31368/tender-giant.jpeg" data-mid="222205310" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/beb83ecefd5f36e3fed057bc037c966e6c13d0de83f3135c16631fc88fe31368/tender-giant.jpeg" /> near <img width="5997" height="4000" width_o="5997" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6fc922bf15ba264c80661f988d8819b20f0447daee17e8ead0a138d86aae4f73/near.jpg" data-mid="240719026" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6fc922bf15ba264c80661f988d8819b20f0447daee17e8ead0a138d86aae4f73/near.jpg" /> Nothing to do here but wait<img width="3000" height="1687" width_o="3000" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94986e23a500b46c56d12c3a8e991fc33e856b64272ee0626dccf6a533216404/ntdhbw.jpg" data-mid="240719025" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94986e23a500b46c56d12c3a8e991fc33e856b64272ee0626dccf6a533216404/ntdhbw.jpg" /> Echoes of Care<img width="1500" height="1200" width_o="1500" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9ff58588bb538688bceb8e612a495df638c59dc29caab19b948549205d78898/maiden-voyage.jpg" data-mid="222205308" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9ff58588bb538688bceb8e612a495df638c59dc29caab19b948549205d78898/maiden-voyage.jpg" /> Echo, Shadow, Translation <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f8a0a420a148b088d5f61527c8b9c11de3bbdcd3b989cbbfa1fd5026b890504/echo-shadow-translation.jpg" data-mid="222205307" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f8a0a420a148b088d5f61527c8b9c11de3bbdcd3b989cbbfa1fd5026b890504/echo-shadow-translation.jpg" /> capsule / straw <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36a2f0440c57762dd677dc6f5294049c72f2332dc58fb4304068801abf168c94/capsule-straw.jpg" data-mid="222205306" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36a2f0440c57762dd677dc6f5294049c72f2332dc58fb4304068801abf168c94/capsule-straw.jpg" /> Maiden Voyage <img width="1500" height="1200" width_o="1500" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9ff58588bb538688bceb8e612a495df638c59dc29caab19b948549205d78898/maiden-voyage.jpg" data-mid="222205308" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9ff58588bb538688bceb8e612a495df638c59dc29caab19b948549205d78898/maiden-voyage.jpg" /> Roche Limit <img width="5000" height="4000" width_o="5000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d788d08bb037b9828ae0513278b617a822938d5c842dfbc32553672f6e7960e5/12.jpg" data-mid="222205527" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d788d08bb037b9828ae0513278b617a822938d5c842dfbc32553672f6e7960e5/12.jpg" /> each other <img width="3556" height="2371" width_o="3556" height_o="2371" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6cb001cf9136ebbed187072750c99456092d671843c04dd66bffdbb22cb13fa/each-other.jpg" data-mid="222205629" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6cb001cf9136ebbed187072750c99456092d671843c04dd66bffdbb22cb13fa/each-other.jpg" /> “““weaving””” <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa50ea56020581e25bbfd315e217814a0507bccb708cd4074827804b926585d8/weave.jpg" data-mid="222205631" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa50ea56020581e25bbfd315e217814a0507bccb708cd4074827804b926585d8/weave.jpg" /> Encounter <img width="2000" height="1600" width_o="2000" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0cb12fa81dd0a299e3430be6fff22479dabec9b167b9847d721458256e74d52/encounter.jpg" data-mid="222205644" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0cb12fa81dd0a299e3430be6fff22479dabec9b167b9847d721458256e74d52/encounter.jpg" /> Strictly Ordinary <img width="3090" height="2000" width_o="3090" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a5862a0d4a2864b299dab2f1d86c7f4eb01615687e226d23d8d860cc89b6fe5/strictly-ordinary.jpg" data-mid="222205646" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a5862a0d4a2864b299dab2f1d86c7f4eb01615687e226d23d8d860cc89b6fe5/strictly-ordinary.jpg" /> Cactus Casts Shadows of Flowers <img width="2500" height="2000" width_o="2500" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4817aef2ff2f34a9b3224ef8172ec91977aea144d6f744219834170f88950bca/cactus-casts-shadow-of-flowers.jpg" data-mid="222205628" border="0" data-scale="300" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4817aef2ff2f34a9b3224ef8172ec91977aea144d6f744219834170f88950bca/cactus-casts-shadow-of-flowers.jpg" /> * https://amikoli.com/each-other Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:20:35 +0000 amiko li https://amikoli.com/each-other each other, 2022 Performer: Gabrielle Revlock and Maddy Sher https://amikoli.com/Nothing-to-do-here-but-wait Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:20:36 +0000 amiko li https://amikoli.com/Nothing-to-do-here-but-wait Nothing to do here but wait, 2025 <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/772a16f557355a165b80d3c5f4ed20ac975f4854cc9258a9c7e7db6326367617/elevator.jpg" data-mid="218153077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/772a16f557355a165b80d3c5f4ed20ac975f4854cc9258a9c7e7db6326367617/elevator.jpg" /> <img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/200272b5c9749c9eacec161d084862f20189f2bf310cf4b064252634c7f60ac7/elevator4.png" data-mid="218153078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/200272b5c9749c9eacec161d084862f20189f2bf310cf4b064252634c7f60ac7/elevator4.png" /> <img width="2998" height="2000" width_o="2998" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09844315dc23c98395d10c9fb29981372366dbc69fb8c1903fc1e2ebcd65d814/_DSC8282.jpg" data-mid="218153079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09844315dc23c98395d10c9fb29981372366dbc69fb8c1903fc1e2ebcd65d814/_DSC8282.jpg" /> Nothing to do here but wait is a monologue film that brings to the fore the elevator as a seemingly nondescript space of waiting common to the urban everyday. It also posits the elevator as a metaphor of temporary dwelling that causes one to be hyper-aware of one’s existence and orientation. The motif of “waiting” relates especially to our pandemic experience: when in lockdown or quarantine, we long for the return of social intimacy but have to wait it out – just like when caught in between movements, the elevator-rider is suspended in stasis. I also consider my effort a “minor imagination” of the elevator - in the spirit of Gilles Deleuze's idea of a “minor literature” that releases new potentials out of a given normal - one that brings the elevator beyond its confined route of operation, its linear logic, and its life as a spatial symbol. The entire curation is intentionally slow-paced. In a time when the audience’s attention can be seen as capital, it is most generous to those willing to invest time and attention, which challenges the expectation that a work of art should be an attention-grabbing spectacle. Fusing these with my own fragmented memories of elevator-riding growing up in Shanghai and other urban locations, I also intend to explore the elevator's mediation between the public and the private. Interspersing my project with words in more than one tongue, I allow syntax to freely unfold and grammar to fracture, letting the spatial-temporal situatedness of language to guide my work. In this way, I attend to the weight and intensity of our thoughts and emotions in the elevator space, presenting them in their rawest without hastening to name them. Director and Writer: Amiko Li Editor: Chelbaum Zhong 3D Modeling: Ryan Woodring Animation: Ryan Woodring, Chelbaum Zhong Voice: Pablo Causa, Richard Diamond Copyedit by Asa Chen Zhang https://amikoli.com/Passaggio-Film Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:20:36 +0000 amiko li https://amikoli.com/Passaggio-Film Passaggio (film), 2023 14:30, color, sound <img width="5120" height="2880" width_o="5120" height_o="2880" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58361c4e3cbecb3a431d88cd9465cf89738913cde405138ae3905aa208041bb1/1.jpg" data-mid="218153081" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58361c4e3cbecb3a431d88cd9465cf89738913cde405138ae3905aa208041bb1/1.jpg" /> <img width="5120" height="2880" width_o="5120" height_o="2880" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84bb1ab8d9460544a88c1e11e778ff636c3b59415d5c04aebfbd5e7e79bda150/2.jpg" data-mid="218153080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84bb1ab8d9460544a88c1e11e778ff636c3b59415d5c04aebfbd5e7e79bda150/2.jpg" 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width_o="1500" height_o="844" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/760d98c1271adf09f4f4e5fffee9c11da6610f2d2b6d6a2d841076f033c110ed/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-10.32.35-AM.jpg" data-mid="218153086" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/760d98c1271adf09f4f4e5fffee9c11da6610f2d2b6d6a2d841076f033c110ed/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-10.32.35-AM.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="844" width_o="1500" height_o="844" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66f27ee9a00b178f210cb47fe508d8389c6b1050231be6f726f6bfc73cae0d9b/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-10.57.22-AM.jpg" data-mid="218153092" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66f27ee9a00b178f210cb47fe508d8389c6b1050231be6f726f6bfc73cae0d9b/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-10.57.22-AM.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="844" width_o="1500" height_o="844" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/676120ca9e8f37b57167b08ebaa3fe66a62ab7a68ef836110edefce7413e898e/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-10.27.26-AM.jpg" data-mid="218153084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/676120ca9e8f37b57167b08ebaa3fe66a62ab7a68ef836110edefce7413e898e/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-10.27.26-AM.jpg" /> "Passaggio" is a term for the transitional area between vocal registers. It has inspired my titular project, one that blends experimental film, performance, and installation to explore the vexed politics of "voice". I engage first with the formation of voice and its difficulties, which means to question how it is often suspended in the passaggio zone of translation, whether at the localised body of an individual or the collective body of a community, much like traversing treacherous shoals amidst silent reefs, before being brought into sharp relief—or simply sinking back into the mind’s murky recesses. The Passaggio film questions the gender politics of sound through a teenage boy's voice-finding odyssey. Going through the unsettling phase of voice transition and subsequently losing his voice, the protagonist must plunge into the world's myriad sounds, turning his body into a locale of observation, absorption, and mimesis. Challenging the dominant narratives of voice articulation and able-bodiedness, he fearlessly embraces a fluid identity, a life without an accepted voice. Through this narrative, I explore political and gendered expectations around sound, asking: what constitutes an eligible voice? How do we find our own voices in this chaotic world? Directed by Amiko Li Performer: Mingchi Sun Producer:Wenli Liu Cinematographer: Junqian Xie Editor: Anderson Matthew Art Director: Mengda Zhang Composer: Casey Mullen Colorist: Emett Casey Type Designer: Shanshan Duan Special Thanks to: Wang Zhe, Wang Jiachun, Ye Xuecan, and Guo Cheng https://amikoli.com/Sound-Leaks Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:20:38 +0000 amiko li https://amikoli.com/Sound-Leaks Sound Leak, 2021 4k Video, Sound, 09:47Performance View, dimensions vary with installationCommissioned by UCCA Center for Contemporary Art and Unfinished for Unfinished Camp. Directed and written by Amiko Li Cinematography by Kai Wai Wong Art Direction by Wang Zhe 2022 Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh Poetry Festival, Scotland 2021 The Dwelling Place of the Other in Me, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China 2021 Unfinished Live, The Shed, New York, NY 2021 Unfinished Live, House of Electronic Arts, Basel, Switzerland https://amikoli.com/landingPage Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:18:39 +0000 amiko li https://amikoli.com/landingPage <img width="8000" height="4500" width_o="8000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06adb3e9b462443286c1aa8d9df04c7a96942b17bd26a2621207902db7f58c22/transparent.png" data-mid="221173957" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06adb3e9b462443286c1aa8d9df04c7a96942b17bd26a2621207902db7f58c22/transparent.png" />