An Invocation to the Earth

An Invocation to the Earth

Release date : September 29, 2020
Runtime : 16m
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Director : Yeo Siew Hua /
Writers : Yeo Siew Hua /
Production companies : NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore / Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) /
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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.
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Zarina Muhammad
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Tini Aliman
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Marco Viaña
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K. Rajagopal
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  • title:An Invocation to the Earth
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2020
  • Runtime:16m
  • Genres:
  • Countries of origin:
  • Original Language:
  • Director: Yeo Siew Hua /
  • Writers: Yeo Siew Hua ·
  • Production companies: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore · Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) ·
  • 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.
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