围绕这厨房桌子: Around the Kitchen Table
Screening at Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
围绕这厨房桌子: Around the Kitchen Table is an animation short (18:31) on the daily rituals performed around the kitchen table. The piece begins with three pairs of rotoscoped hands, a child’s, an adult’s, and a senior’s, cutting red paper designs for Lunar New Year. From there, daily rituals of food prep, fruit cutting, meal sharing, and activities are carried out, marking the days, months, and seasons. The simple tasks of chopping vegetables, mixing noodles, and playing cards highlight the intergenerational relationships within a family unit and the beauty of everyday motions of life. Using watercolour inks, time is marked by colour and texture changes and the entire film has no cuts. The circular table is a constant presence while bustling hands and objects fade in and out, capturing the full performance of living.
Performance and Composition: Matthew Ariaratnam
Hand Performers: Barry Lu, Jane Chen, Jean Zheng, Jelena Xing, Lani Xu, Wen Wen Lu
For more information, please visit: https://www.mpcas.ca/
This project was made possible through the support of British Columbia Art Council
Performance and Composition: Matthew Ariaratnam
Hand Performers: Barry Lu, Jane Chen, Jean Zheng, Jelena Xing, Lani Xu, Wen Wen Lu
For more information, please visit: https://www.mpcas.ca/
This project was made possible through the support of British Columbia Art Council
Documentations of the Mount Pleasant Community Arts Screen
Selected animation stills