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M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, will present Jade Jadeite (2024), a film by artist Zhou Tao (Chinese, born 1976). Commissioned by M+, Jade Jadeite will be displayed on the M+ Facade every night from Thursday, 7 November 2024 to Sunday, 26 January 2025.
Jade Jadeite’s playfully alliterative title is a poetic metaphor for Hong Kong, portraying it as a shining gem. The film unfolds as a sequence of river landscapes, from the west of the Pearl River region in mainland China to Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, ending at the M+ Facade. While the work seems to depict one continuous journey, it actually combines scenes from different times and places to connect the communities of the Pearl River and Hong Kong. Zhou intersplices these vignettes with abstract interstitials of reflected sunlight. These transitions hide cuts between locations, creating a serene and dreamlike vision of the region. This vibrant portrait of waterways transcends the boundaries of time and space, inviting us to reconsider the limits of our visual experience shaped by the digital screens all around us.
Known for his unique approach that blends documentary and poetic visual languages, Zhou is a prominent figure in the realm of experimental film. Zhou’s videos are mostly plotless and strikingly colourful, highlighting a sense of surrealism within the everyday. His practice is characterised by a deep engagement with living environments, depicting the subtle and unexpected interactions between people and landscapes.
