Huong Vi Pho (Taste of Noodles) 2006
Huong Vi Pho (Taste of Noodles) 2006
MINI DV, 4:3, COLOUR, SOUND, 20 MINUTES, THAILAND/VIETNAM, THAI/VIETNAMESE/ENGLISH (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWER: CHARUNEE CHIRANGWORAPOT / SOUND DESIGN: NAKARIN RODPAT / PRODUCER: PO GARDEN / PRODUCTION CO: ‘IMAGING OUR MEKONG’ MEDIA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, UNIT FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION INC. (SOUTHEAST ASIA), INTER PRESS SERVICE (IPS) ASIA- PACIFIC, PROBE MEDIA FOUNDATION INC. AND THE JAPAN FOUNDATION / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: COURTESY THE ARTIST
The experimental videos of Supaparinya propose an interior world that may or may not be visible in real time, and the idea that perception is partial or mediated. Filmed across regions in Thailand and Vietnam, the documentary Taste of Noodles reveals the complexity and particularity of noodle culture, arguably the most widespread dish of the region. As the artist points out: ‘Evidently, people have thought long and hard why they enjoyed noodles in a certain way!’ Tasting and appreciating the nuances of different noodles become the means by which Supaparinya studies a range of cultural distinctions, discernments, assumptions and change.
Contact: Sat 31 Oct 3.00pm (with Everything Is Ok + The Woman Who Is Beating the Earth) / Cinema A
Phone: WANG Jianwei
b. 1958 Sichuan Province, China
Lives in Beijing, China
