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An Invocation to the Earth (2020)

ALL 09/29/2020 (en) 16 Min
  • Release
    09/29/2020
  • Production
    NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21)
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  • Original title
    An Invocation to the Earth
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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.

  1. Yeo Siew Hua

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Daniel Hui

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Eng Kai Er

    Buaya

  2. Chloe Chotrani

    Kancil

  3. Zarina Muhammad

    (Voice Over)

  4. Tini Aliman

    (Voice Over)

  5. Marco Viaña

    (Voice Over)

  6. K. Rajagopal

    (Voice Over)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 6 , Crews : 16

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An Invocation to the Earth (2020) 16 Min

ALL 09/29/2020 (en)
  • Release 09/29/2020
  • Production
    NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21)
  • Original title An Invocation to the Earth
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Yeo Siew Hua

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Daniel Hui

    Editor

  4. Producer



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