Stephanie Comilang, Search for Life, 2024, HD Film, 20 Min. Courtesy of the Artist und ChertLüdde, Berlin und Daniel Faria, Toronto und Fundación TBA21, Madrid
Stephanie Comilang
For the first time in Germany, the SCHIRN Kunsthalle Frankfurt is presenting deep insight into the oeuvre of this Filipino-Canadian artist and filmmaker by showing a selection of her works, including her latest production Search for Life: Diptych (2024–25).
The impressive cinematic installations of Stephanie Comilang alternate between documentation and poetic narration in a compelling way. ). Humans and nature, homeland and diaspora, rituals and utopias are the recurring themes of Comilang’s multilayered tales of future and past, which the artist herself calls “science-fiction documentaries.”
She immerses herself deep in the background stories and augments her research on historical facts with fictional elements and biographical experiences. Here, she focuses on the everyday lives of Filipino maids in Hong Kong or Thai migrants in Germany, as well as sailors on freight ships and the tradition of pearl fishing.
Location:
Interim SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT
Dondorf-Druckerei
Bockenheimer Landstraße 136
60325 Frankfurt
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60325 Frankfurt am Main
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