Uncertain Game
Single channel video, Color, stereo sound
17’10”
2017
Edition of 7 + 2 AP
Uncertain Game is a video installation which follows a person on a journey – one that sets out to fuel a primal urge but then transforms into a complicated moral and spiritual examination of humanity, which is derived from the state of dream.
Against the backdrop of a grotesque game, an abandoned diving platform, various figures, and an enigmatic island, the imagery reflects the protagonist’s imagination. These elements, consciously or unconsciously intertwined, blur the boundaries between reality and perception, prompting contemplation on how we navigate our physical presence and transcend determinism. They also offer a reinterpretation of the language of desire, anxiety, and authority within a fluid, hybrid framework.
Credits:
Director: Yao Cong
Producer: Yao Cong
Production coordinator: Stephen Turner
Production designer: Yao Cong
Cinematographer: Yao Cong, Minyoung Kim
Casting: Lauri Sallantaus, Feng Zhixuan, Stephen Turner, Eric
Costume designer: Yao Cong, Wong Shasha, Chang Yin-Hsin
Make-up Artist: Josie Connell
Colorist: Alex Grigoras
Original Score: Freddy Mercer
Additional Music: Arthur Leadbetter
Special Thanks to:
Dan Boorman, Phil,
Lin Zilin, Youmee Hwang, Zhang Qianwen
Swindon Borough Council, Coate Water Park office
Gary Grainger, director of M&G AUTOS LTD
Sean Johnson, director of Johnson Picture Framing & Galleries
All rights reserved © Yao Cong
单屏影像 4K/HD，彩色，有声
17’10”
2017
原始的欲望，触发的人性与制度的博弈，从⽽衍⽣出的某种似梦⾮梦的状态。《不确定的游戏》跟随⼀个⼈寻找原始欲望的旅程，进⽽转变成⼀个复杂的，⼈性的道德和精神的实验。
⼀场奇异的游戏，⼀个废弃的跳台，多种变换的形象，⼀个未知的岛屿。 这些图像在主⾓的想象中漫游，并有意或⽆意地连接在⼀起形成不确定的界限。 这种 “在之间” 提出我们如何呈现我们的⾝体以及逃避决定论的问题。他们同样进⾏了对于欲望，焦虑和权威的重组，并进⼊⼀种新的流动的，混合的结构。
Uncertain Game (clip) from Yao Cong on Vimeo.
