An Invocation to the Earth
Deep in the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia, a series of incantations invoke the spirits of yore, including those of the nimble, tricksy Kancil (mouse-deer) and the ferocious Buaya (crocodile). The ancient animals enact their folkloric vendetta in a furious dance of dominance, yet long-overdue vengeance is shrouded in smoke. Meanwhile, an effigy of a tree is burning, summoning a whole other host of spectres and ancestors. Conceived during the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival in 2019, while large-scale fires were consuming the forests of Indonesia, Yeo Siew Hua’s An Invocation to the Earth confronts climate collapse through the lens of pre-colonial folktales and animistic rituals. Through spoken spells and bodily entanglements, the video conjures up the fallen environmental defenders of a region ridden with ecological threats in the hope that their spirits will be reborn once again.
Year: 2020
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Studio: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21)
Director: Yeo Siew Hua
Cast: Eng Kai Er, Chloe Chotrani, Zarina Muhammad, Tini Aliman, Marco Viaña, K. Rajagopal
Crew: Russell Adam Morton (Director of Photography), Yen Yu Ting (Sound Mixer), Mike Chang (Props), Yeo Siew Hua (Writer), Zarina Muhammad (Additional Writing), Yen Yu Ting (Sound Designer)
Runtime: 16 minutes
Release: Sep 29, 2020
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