Frequencies of Tradition, Session II: Spirituality, Community and the Memory Sphere
Session II: Spirituality, Community and the Memory Sphere Presentations by artists Ayoung Kim, Chia Wei Hsu, and Jane Jin Kaisen, followed by a conversation moderated by curator Anselm Franke. Through their work, artists Ayoung Kim, Jane Jin Kaisen, and Chia Wei Hsu present visionary engagements with ideas of animism and shamanism that go beyond modern boundaries. They approach the ungovernable Indigenous spirits as a medium to summon a ruptured past and a future memory sphere in the works, which are often realized through technological device mediation. This session explores the artists’ diverse approaches to spirituality and tradition in communities and further examines the complexities of colonial modernity in its border-making, displacement, abandonment, and social elimination. This session is moderated by Anselm Franke, Head of Visual Arts and Film at Haus der Kulturen der Welt.