Between the Frames:
'Hide & Seek' with Simon Liu
Between the Frames:
'Hide & Seek' with Simon Liu
Go in between the frames with moving image artist Simon Liu. This audio-visual performance deepens the experience of the unique soundscapes of Hide & Seek, the series of pre-show commissions Liu created to celebrate the opening of M+ Cinema and showcased as part of M+’s screening programmes.
Hide & Seek offers a layered reflection of Liu’s body of work, playfully repurposing images of urban spaces and personal histories. Composed with modular synthesizers, the soundscapes in this series open new generative possibilities in the artist's creative practice. The series aims to engage audiences with moving image in the contemporary era and highlight our experience of viewing artworks collectively in a screening space.
This event features a conversation in English about Hide & Seek between Liu and M+ Associate Curator of Moving Image Chanel Kong, followed by a live sonic performance accompanying a special composite cut of the series.
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #3, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #4, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #8, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #9, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #10, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #3, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #4, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #8, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #9, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #10, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong
About the Artist
Simon Liu (b. 1987, Hong Kong) centres his practice around his place of origin, Hong Kong, through alternative documentary forms, abstract diary films, multichannel video installations, and 16 mm projection performances. His works have been presented at film festivals and museums, including the Berlinale, Toronto International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, New York Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, The Shed, Cinéma du Réel, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Liu is a 2019 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow and member of Negativeland, an artist-run film lab. He also teaches at the Cooper Union School of Art in New York.
Portrait of Simon Liu. Courtesy of the artist
Image at top: Simon Liu. Still from Hide & Seek #7, 2022. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong