Playtime!
Playtime!
Indulge in a fun time with kids and families in this screening of seven short films by Asian artists. From flying colours, jumping seeds, and crayon-drawn parks, to dancing taxis and spinning broomsticks, this joyful compilation explores the notion of time through rhythm, movement, and changing seasons onscreen.
Playtime! features Len Lye’s Color Cry (1952) and Koki Tanaka’s Everything Is Everything (2006), whose pulsating energy is echoed by the stop-motion animation of Taiwan Nature (2021) by Raito Low and The Charade (2014) by Tromarama. Zhu Jia’s Never Take Off (2002) and Zhang Qing’s Taxi Samba (2003) playfully portray vehicles that don’t move the way they are supposed to, while Florence Yuk-ki Lee’s Park Voyage (2022) recalls childhood memories through animated crayon illustrations.
Playtime! is a looping programme that’s free of charge, and drop-ins are welcome.
Tromarama. The Charade, 2014. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Zhu Jia. Never Take Off, 2002. Photo: M+, Hong Kong, © Zhu Jia.
Raito Low. Taiwan Nature, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Zhang Qing. Taxi Samba, 2003. M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. By donation. © Zhang Qing.
Koki Tanaka. Everything is Everything, 2006. Photo: M+, Hong Kong, © Tanaka Koki and Vitamin Creative Space.
Len Lye. Color Cry, 1952. Photo: M+, Hong Kong. © Len Lye Foundation.
Florence Yuk-ki Lee. Park Voyage, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Tromarama. The Charade, 2014. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Zhu Jia. Never Take Off, 2002. Photo: M+, Hong Kong, © Zhu Jia.
Raito Low. Taiwan Nature, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Zhang Qing. Taxi Samba, 2003. M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. By donation. © Zhang Qing.
Koki Tanaka. Everything is Everything, 2006. Photo: M+, Hong Kong, © Tanaka Koki and Vitamin Creative Space.
Len Lye. Color Cry, 1952. Photo: M+, Hong Kong. © Len Lye Foundation.
Florence Yuk-ki Lee. Park Voyage, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Image at top: Koki Tanaka. Everything is Everything, 2006. Photo: M+, Hong Kong , © Tanaka Koki and Vitamin Creative Space.