video work by Ka-Man Tse

Videos by Ka-Man Tse

Gahp Song, frame still, 2009		Gahp Song Gahp Song, 2009-2018 (ongoing) Duration: 24min 30 sec single-channel HD video; color, sound In Cantonese, Gahp Song is the practice of giving food to an elder or loved one at the table before serving oneself in a traditional Chinese household. In this video the tradition and gesture is both honored and subverted. Gahp Song is an ongoing participatory video project about food as language, memory, intimacy, trust and play. Life-long partners, families, friends share a meal on camera. The time of day, meals, cities, and the eaters change, but a gesture remains the same, repeats and permutates as a day progresses from morning until night. This excerpt includes footage made over the course of nine years, in public places and private homes throughout New York, California, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Gahp Song, frame still, 2012 Gahp Song, frame still, 2012 Gahp Song, frame still, 2013

		As you sweep the room imagine that the broom is someone that you love, or Sport 3min 17sec Single-channel HD video.

		There are always clouds, pt 1 1min 55sec Single-channel HD video.

		untitled 2012 Single-channel HD video.

		Hae-lin 5min 33sec Single-channel HD video.

		David 4min 38 sec Single-channel HD video.

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