“Hand in Hand into Havoc” draws together elements and works related to “Lykke Til,” the artist’s recently completed narrative short film, which examines life’s unforeseen challenges through the eyes of a Hong Kongese migrant living in Norway.
Film
4K, HD, colour, sound 5.1, 16:9
4K, HD, colour, sound 5.1, 16:9
A semi-fictional film following three friends sharing inherited family recipes in a soon-to-be-vacated Oslo apartment. While they cook and eat, the film gently reveals unresolved paternal traumas that linger beneath the surface. Domestic intimacy and surreal undercurrents coexist, as food becomes both comfort and confrontation. The film reflects on masculinity, friendship, and the emotional legacy of their fathers.
Film
4K, HD, colour, sound 5.1, 16:9
4K, HD, colour, sound 5.1, 16:9
This work examines the role of food within evolving family dynamics, specifically the shift of caregiving and financial responsibility from father to mother. Framed through the iconography of Hong Kong’s Economy Rice culture, the work explores food as a means of negotiating shifting gender roles and emotional labor within the artist’s family. The installation offers a tactile, visual, and sonic digestion of economic and emotional transitions.
Film, Photography on Puzzle, Multiple Video Stills Printed on Porcelain Tiles
4K, HD, colour, sound 5.1, 16:9
4K, HD, colour, sound 5.1, 16:9
2023
26-year-old Ann experiences a financial crisis in her life in Norway. She lives with her partner, Dag in a dilapidated apartment in Oslo. In the winter, she unexpectedly found out she was pregnant. The two’s relationship was on the brink of falling apart. However, she has a chance to face the problems she has with her girlfriend and mother.
Award: Best Director, 17th Hong Kong Freshwave Film Festival, 2023
Film
4K, colour, sound 5.1, 2.39:1, 24 min. 32 sec
The project will take the form of an on-site total installation at the PODIUM in Oslo, consisting of text and sculpture that will form the framework for the video piece: “The Remains of Genetic Salon.”
Exhibition: The Remains of Genetic Salon, Podium OSLO, Oslo Norway.
Photos taken by Øystein Thorvaldsen, Tor Simen Ulstein
Photos taken by Øystein Thorvaldsen, Tor Simen Ulstein
Multi-channel video Installation
Projector, LCD Screens, Sand, Digital printed on paper, 1945s Afterposten newspapers, a Barber Chair and a Costume that have used for the film shoot.
Projector, LCD Screens, Sand, Digital printed on paper, 1945s Afterposten newspapers, a Barber Chair and a Costume that have used for the film shoot.