hosted by Simon Shim-Sutcliffe 

Tuesday, February 18, 6:30–8 pm

Storefront for Art and Architecture
97 Kenmare St
New York, NY 10012-4506
USA

Artist Simon Shim-Sutcliffe will premiere his 34-minute film Zone, which reflects on how liquid infrastructure operates within the space of abandoned memory, and the ruins of successive empires. Contrasting the constructed landscape of the Panama Canal, an artificial well is staged in an abandoned parking lot, mirroring the man-made Gatun Lake within the Panama Canal’s water system. Drawing on his family’s lineage as Chinese immigrants who worked on the Canal, Shim-Sutcliffe charts the construction of forgotten images, demonstrating how fluid landscapes have been instrumental in directing our collective fictions of progress. Zone uses archival materials, aerial tracking shots, 16mm and digital film, phone footage, stage design, and collage, to explore the overlapping political and cultural forces that have shaped this site. The screening will be followed by a reading and a conversation between Shim-Sutcliffe and filmmaker Shobun Baile. Learn more about the event here.