May 35
Referring to the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre known in China as the June Fourth Incident, May 35 is an evocative split-screen reincarnation by artist Roland Dahwen of his two-channel museum installation. Equal parts personal and political, historical and imagined, May 35 rests on a cinematic score of aural ebbs and flows, and mixes Dahwen’s own words spoken and displayed news-ticker style with text generated from image-recognition software over a visual examination of Tiananmen Square as an intersection of history, tourism, regulation, and surveillance.
Director: Roland Dahwen
Runtime: 10 min
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is May 35 about?
- Referring to the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre known in China as the June Fourth Incident, May 35 is an evocative split-screen reincarnation by artist Roland Dahwen of his two-channel museum installation. Equal parts personal and political, historical and imagined, May 35 rests on a cinematic score of aural ebbs and flows, and mixes Dahwen’s own words spoken and displayed news-ticker style with text generated from image-recognition software over a visual examination of Tiananmen Square as an intersection of history, tourism, regulation, and surveillance.
- Who directed May 35?
- May 35 was directed by Roland Dahwen.
- How long is May 35?
- May 35 has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).