Life of Imitation
Life of Imitation
life of imitation (2009) Gratuits en Français, streaming VF life of imitation Originally commissioned for the 53rd Venice Biennale for the artist’s solo exhibitioin Life of Imitation at the Singapore Pavilion, this work is inspired by a scene from the classic Hollywood melodrama by Douglas Sirk, Imitation of Life (1959) where a black mother meets her mixed-race daughter who has been running away from her true ‘identity’. This version features 3 male actors from the 3 main ethnic groups in Singapore (Chinese, Malay and Indian) taking turns to play the black mother and her ‘white’ daughter. The identity of the actor for each role constantly changes with each shot.
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- Réalisateur: Ming Wong
- Jeter: Sebastian Tan, Moe Kasim, Alle Majeed,
