Art
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Wanda Koop has long explored the cosmos through her distinctive visual language, which serendipitously circles back to a Cosmistic sensibility. This brings to mind Andrei Tarkovsky’s film Solaris (1972). Though the exhibition and the film are not connected by intention, I discovered a subtle dialogue between them, transcending time and space.
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The theme of the 5th Mulan International Film Festival is Pò (in Chinese, “破”)—a Chinese character that means destruction, ruin, and the fall of a nation (“国破山河在”); but also breakthrough, groundbreaking, shattering barriers, and the idea that there can be no creation without destruction (“不破不立”). Pò can also imply daybreak (“破晓”).
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Original text in Chinese below.Text on Flower and a Lone Chair written by: Promise Xu It seems that every nascent school of thought or movement must, at its inception, face accusations of deviance, or even bear the stigma of heresy — a dynamic particularly evident in the history of art. Impressionism, for instance, was at…
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One way to appreciate Wanda Koop Light Sticks is to consider Henri Matisse’s cut-outs. Matisse cut coloured paper into forms of varying shapes and sizes, and arranged them into lively, harmonious compositions. This playful, creative spirit is shared by Light Sticks—they are meant to be lifted, rearranged, and placed anew; each iteration reveals something different.…
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What does “hope” mean to MulanIFF? Is it a blessing or a curse? Will it bring suffering or joy? To many, a film festival is an occasion to celebrate and to be inspired—cinephiles get to see new films and interact with filmmakers—how exciting and fun! Yet, in the lonely journey of creating art, all true…
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After creating the Face Time series, Wanda Koop once remarked, “I don’t see them as portraits of the future or the past; they are very much about now.” Nearly a decade later, these works feel more relevant than ever. Some suggest that the metaverse represents a potential trajectory for humanity—a moment, as Shaan Puri puts…