Cov duab zoo nkauj ntawm queer Asian cov zej zog hauv Hong Kong thiab NYC

2023 Tus sau: Mary Ward | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2023-07-27 20:18

Tus kws yees duab Ka-Man Tse tham txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev sau cov ntaub ntawv queer diaspora

Ka-Man Tse txoj haujlwm nqaim nqaim pib nrog ib qho kev sib raug zoo uas tus kws kos duab pom tau ntau xyoo dhau los, tseem tsis tau muaj sijhawm los yees duab. Ib hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv Hong Kong, Tse nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm kev noj ib nrab-teev raug nrog nws lub koob yees duab saib, thaum ob tug hluas nkauj tawm mus rau hauv pej xeem square flirting thiab luag, "nyob rau hauv txoj kev uas tsuas yog cov hluas ua thaum lawv nrhiav tau lawv. lub cev thiab lub siab xav; zoo li thaum ob tug neeg lub hauv caug kov thawj zaug. Nws yog hluav taws xob!” nws nco qab. “Lawv tau muaj kev cia siab puv npo, ua rau lawv tsis nco qab txog lawv lub ntiaj teb ib puag ncig. Kuv nyob hauv kuv nruab nrab-20s, thiab nws yog thawj zaug uas kuv tau pom ob peb tus poj niam nyiam poj niam hauv pej xeem hauv Hong Kong. " Tse hesitated, tus kws yees duab tsis muaj kev paub thaum lub sijhawm, tsis paub meej tias yuav ua li cas thiaj li tsis txawj tuag qhov pom no, thiab yog li ntawd ob niam txiv tau ploj mus rau hmo ua ntej nws muaj sijhawm los yees duab lawv. "Lawv cov duab, yog li brazenly tag nrho ntawm kev cog lus tawm tsam qhov tsis txaus ntseeg ntawm Hong Kong, rov ua dua hauv kuv lub siab zoo li lub voj." Nws yog daim duab no uas nws tau caum dhau los lawm.

Kev sib raug zoo ntawm LGBTQ thiab Asian Pacific Islander tus kheej yog qhov nyuaj. Kev sib deev pej xeem nyob rau hauv Asia zaum nyob rau hauv ib tug liminal qhov chaw: thaum nws tsis yog kiag li frowned raws li queer, nws tseem tsis tau txais tag nrho. Raws li qhov tshwm sim, ntau tus tswv cuab ntawm LGBTQ cov zej zog pom lawv tus kheej muaj nyob rau hauv-nruab nrab ntawm kev koom tes thiab xav tau. Tse's portraits, coj mus rau hauv chav kawm ntawm 14 xyoo ntawm New York City thiab Hong Kong, coj qhov pom kev rau cov neeg uas feem ntau marginalised. Ua li ntawd, lawv txoj hauj lwm thiab queering ntawm cov chaw pej xeem dhau los ua kev nom kev tswv - tsis kam ua kom pom tsis pom.

Tse lub peev xwm yog nyob rau hauv nws lub peev xwm los coj mus rau hauv nws cov ntsiab lus tsis yooj yim. Nyob rau hauv nqaim deb, nws elegantly yees duab qeeb, kaj siab lug lub sij hawm ntawm kev xav nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm bustling cityscapes. Raws li ib tug neeg queer nws tus kheej uas tau nyob hauv Hong Kong thiab New York City, nws muaj kev nkag siab zoo ntawm nws cov kev kawm. Txawm hais tias muaj nyob rau hauv ntau qhov chaw ntawm lub ntiaj teb no, ib qho kev sib txuas ntawm kev sib koom ua ke ntawm cov neeg hauv Tse cov duab.

Tse yog tus tau txais Aperture's 2018 Portfolio nqi zog, thiab tom qab ntawd tau nthuav tawm ntawm nws lub tsev NYC txog 2 Lub Ob Hlis. Dazed tau hais rau tus kws kos duab thiab tus kws qhia Parsons txog kev pom thiab kev koom ua ke, nws txhais li cas kom pom, thiab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm cov duab kos duab hauv lub ntsej muag ntawm kev censorship thiab lub ntiaj teb pov tseg ntawm cov ntsiab lus online.

"Kuv yees duab cov neeg kuv xav pom - los cuam tshuam lub ntiaj teb kuv xav pom. Kuv hais txog kev cais tawm ntawm kev kos duab, keeb kwm, thiab kev sawv cev" - Ka-Man Tse

Thaum twg koj tau pib sau cov ntaub ntawv kev sib tshuam ntawm Asian Pacific Islander thiab LGBTQ cov zej zog? Thiab nws yog dab tsi txog cov duab thawj zaug uas ua rau koj xav mus ntxiv?

Ka-Man Tse:Kuv pib thaij duab hauv cov zej zog Asian Pacific Islander (API) xyoo 2002, thiab tshwj xeeb tshaj yog kev sib koom ua ke ntawm API thiab LGBTQ cov zej zog nyob ib ncig ntawm 2008. tob tob ntawm queer longing tsis tas rau ib tug neeg, tab sis ib tug txawv, lub ntiaj teb zoo dua. Kuv xav tau cov ntaub so ntswg sib txuas. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau zej zog. Sij hawm dhau mus, qhov kuv xav tau raws li ib qho duab tau hloov pauv. Cov neeg txawv txawv tau dhau los ua phooj ywg, thiab cov phooj ywg los ua kev sib koom tes, cov phooj ywg thiab tsev neeg; cov neeg uas tau thawb kuv thiab tau pab kuv loj hlob raws li ib tug kws kos duab thiab ib tug neeg. Lub koob yees duab tau tso cai rau kuv txuas nrog tib neeg thiab lub ntiaj teb zoo li tsis sib xws thiab nkag siab tias nws loj dua kuv.

Thaum twg koj xav tias koob yuav dhau los ua qhov project?

Ka-Man Tse:Phau ntawv, nqaim nrug, nthuav cov duab ua thaum xyoo 2004-2018, thiab suav nrog cov duab, toj roob hauv pes thiab cov duab tseem nyob hauv New York thiab Hong Kong. Qhov sib lawv liag hauv phau ntawv thiab hauv Aperture exhibition jumps nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm thiab qhov chaw, thiab yog tiag tiag txog lub tswv yim ntawm diaspora, qhov chaw thiab placelessness, thiab teej tug.

Lub tswv yim ntawm kev tos thiab sijhawm yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm qhov project, uas tau ua tsis tu ncua. Tom qab ntau tshaj 10 xyoo ntawm kev tsim cov hauj lwm no, kuv xav tias zoo li nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb heev. Muaj lub zog txaus los ua ib phau ntawv. Kuv pib hloov kho rau ib phau ntawv nyob ib ncig ntawm 2017 thiab nws tau luam tawm thaum Lub Xya Hli 2018.

Keeb kwm, txoj haujlwm tau ua tsis yog lub hom phiaj ntawm kev ua hauv phau ntawv lossis tseem yuav raug nthuav tawm. Nws yog hais txog kev tsim lub ntiaj teb kuv xav pom, thiab ua thiab sib koom ua ke nrog kuv cov zej zog. Nyob rau hauv ib lub sij hawm uas muaj ntau heev nyob online, peb tab tom tactile tactile, ib lub cev luam tawm uas counteracts theem uas tshwm sim ntawm ib qho screen. Phau ntawv yees duab kuj yog ib daim ntawv ci tawm tsam lub ntiaj teb ntawm cov ntsiab lus hauv online thiab platforms xws li Facebook lossis Tumblr, uas yog tus tswv thiab tswj hwm los ntawm cov tuam txhab lossis tsoomfwv.

Txawm tias nyob hauv Hong Kong, thaj chaw tswj hwm tshwj xeeb ("ib lub tebchaws ob lub tshuab"), feem ntau ntawm cov khw muag ntawv tam sim no yog tsoomfwv Suav. Tsuas muaj ob peb lub khw muag ntawv ywj pheej nyob hauv Hong Kong. Phau ntawv luam tawm tsis yog khi rau lub sijhawm thiab qhov chaw. Nws muab sijhawm rau kuv los tiv thaiv cov ntsiab lus thiab cov lus piav qhia hauv txoj hauv kev uas lub platform digital tsis tuaj yeem ua tsis tau, thiab sib qhia yam tsis muaj qhov txwv ntawm qhov chaw thiab lub sijhawm hauv txoj hauv kev uas kev nthuav qhia tsis tuaj yeem. Txhua tus neeg tuaj yeem tuaj rau ntawm lawv qhov nrawm; txoj kev nyeem ntawv yog ua tiav yam tsis muaj kev soj ntsuam hauv internet. Ntawm cov ntawv luam tawm ntawm 400, 150 phau ntawv yog nyob hauv Hong Kong, Taiwan, Nyiv, thiab Tuam Tshoj - hauv khw muag ntawv ywj pheej, tsev qiv ntawv, thiab hauv tsev.

Koj cov ntsiab lus muaj ntau haiv neeg. Koj nrhiav thiab pov cov neeg koj tua li cas?

Ka-Man Tse: Tej zaum cov lus nug tseem ceeb rau kev rov xav txog cov ntsiab lus thiab leej twg yuav pom. Nws txhais li cas los saib, txhais li cas kom pom? Kuv xav muab lo lus nug no nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm recasting lub ntiaj teb no. Kuv yees duab cov neeg uas kuv xav pom - los cuam tshuam lub ntiaj teb kuv xav pom. Kuv tab tom hais txog kev cais tawm ntawm kev kos duab, keeb kwm, thiab sawv cev. Kuv paub tias kuv tsis tuaj yeem tos lwm tus los ua cov duab no, thiab peb yuav tsum thov ntau ntxiv los ntawm peb cov khoom lag luam kab lis kev cai; cov duab thiab cov lus piav qhia uas feem ntau yog ntxuav dawb, dawb-centric, lossis heteronormative. Kev ua haujlwm yog ntau tshaj li kev kho, tab sis kev ua kom nrhiav tau lub zej zog thiab ua cov duab uas cuam tshuam peb lub ntiaj teb yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kuv.

Qee zaus, kuv tau yees duab thiab ua haujlwm nrog cov neeg ua yeeb yam thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam uas tsis yog ib txwm ua. Hais tias, feem ntau ntawm cov duab hauv phau ntawv yog cov phooj ywg zoo, cov phooj ywg ntawm cov phooj ywg, kuv tsev neeg - kuv tsev neeg qub txeeg qub teg thiab QPOC xaiv tsev neeg. Txawm tias thaum kuv xub pib, nws tab tom nrhiav neeg los ntawm kev sib koom tes thiab cov zej zog. Maj mam, dhau ntawm txhua xyoo, cov neeg txawv txawv tau ua phooj ywg thiab cov phooj ywg tau dhau los ua neeg sib koom tes.

"Kuv sim zam cov lus zoo li 'shoov'. Peb poob rau hauv qhov no ntau heev. 'Capture' thiab 'shoot' yog siv nyob rau hauv ob qho tib si yos hav zoov thiab yees duab thiab nws inherently tsausmuag enterprise - yog ib tug keeb kwm peb yuav tsum tau mus grapple nrog "- Ka-Man Tse

Thaum koj tua cov neeg no, koj puas tsim kev sib raug zoo ntawm cov ncauj lus thiab kws yees duab, lossis puas yog qhov kev paub dhau los?

Ka-Man Tse:Muaj ntau kev sib raug zoo ua ntej nias lub kaw lus. Peb muaj kev sib tham txog hom duab peb xav ua.

Feem ntau, kuv sim zam cov lus zoo li 'shoov'. Peb poob rau hauv qhov no ntau heev. 'Capture' thiab 'shoot' yog siv nyob rau hauv kev yos hav zoov thiab yees duab thiab nws inherently tsausmuag enterprise - yog ib tug keeb kwm uas peb yuav tsum tau mus grapple nrog. Kuv - peb - ua duab, tsis yog coj lawv. Kuv koom tes nrog tib neeg, tsis tua lawv. Lo lus tseem tsis tau tsuas yog muaj kev sib cav sib ceg xwb tab sis kuj yog ib qho ntawm kev nrawm thiab nrawm. Yog li es tsis yog 'tua', Kuv nyiam 'tsim' nrog, thiab 'ua' nrog.

Kuv thov kom txhua tus xav txog qhov chaw lossis lub cim xeeb hauv Hong Kong uas txhais tau tias qee yam rau lawv, qhov tseem ceeb lossis lub ntsiab lus rau lawv, thiab / lossis qhov chaw uas lawv xav tias nyab xeeb, xis nyob, tuaj yeem ua lawv tus kheej. Yog tias lawv nyiam thaij duab hauv tsev, peb ua li ntawd thiab.

Thaum kawg peb ua daim duab, peb siv qhov twg los ntawm peb teev mus txog rau rau teev rau kev sib tham. Ua hauj lwm nrog 4x5 tso cai rau peb kom qeeb, uas xav tias counterintuitive nyob rau hauv xws li ib lub nroog - slowness yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawv ci; ib qho kev tawm tsam hais tias peb nyob hauv qhov chaw no. Nws yog ib qho kev sib raug zoo thiab lub cev ntawm kev pom. Hauv kab lis kev cai thiab kev lag luam uas ceev thiab kev ua tau zoo muaj txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws (hauv New York City thiab Hong Kong, thiab nyob rau hauv cov txheej txheem ntawm kev lag luam thiab neoliberalism), kuv siv lub koob yees duab 4x5 kom peb txhob txwm tshaj tawm thiab qeeb, yog li ntawd. peb tuaj yeem ua tsis tau haujlwm. Yuav ua li cas radical nws yuav qeeb.

Koj puas tuaj yeem hais ntxiv txog koj qhov kev txaus siab ntawm kev txhob txwm ua qeeb qeeb ntawm kev yees duab?

Ka-Man Tse:Nyob hauv toj roob hauv pes lossis tseem muaj sia nyob, ua haujlwm nrog 4x5 lub koob yees duab saib thiab zaj duab xis xav tias xav; cov txheej txheem ntawm framing thiab tsom, thiab nkag siab qhov chaw ntawm lub cev, thiab kev sib raug zoo ntawm kev pom, nrog rau lub sijhawm thiab kev cia siab. Cov duab tau tshwm sim, vim nws qhov tseeb thiab nthuav dav, tuaj yeem piav qhia txog qhov ntsuas, ntim, thiab daim ntawv hauv ntau lub cev, raws li kev paub. Hauv portrait, thaum ua haujlwm hauv 4x5, kuv tuaj yeem sib cuag qhov muag. Vim tsis muaj lub koob yees duab lossis digital gadget nyob rau pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv lub ntsej muag; Kuv tuaj yeem pom nrog ob lub qhov muag tsis yog ib qho. Ua haujlwm nrog 4x5 suav nrog kev koom tes nrog kuv tus neeg saib xyuas hauv kev sib tham portrait. Tsis muaj kev nrawm, tsis muaj 'sho-thiab-khiav', tsis ua haujlwm surreptitiously yam tsis muaj kev tso cai los ntawm lwm tus neeg; es tus txheej txheem yog inherently thiaj li ntau ntau kev sib koom tes. Qee zaum, nrog 4x5, vim peb qeeb, Kuv xav tias peb yuav tsum ua pa ua ke.

Koj cov ntsiab lus raug pov tawm tsam ntau yam keeb kwm yav dhau hauv nroog, feem ntau nyob sab nraum zoov. Vim li cas koj thiaj xaiv lub nroog toj roob hauv pes, thiab koj txoj haujlwm hauv New York cuam tshuam li cas rau cov duab koj thaij hauv Hong Kong thiab rov ua dua?

Ka-Man Tse: Qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm qhov chaw thiab qhov chaw tseem ceeb vim qhov ntawd yog qhov peb tawm tsam. Hong Kong yog ib lub nroog uas muaj neeg coob coob. Koj txoj kev sib raug zoo rau koj tus kheej, lwm tus, thiab ib puag ncig yog kho los ntawm qhov tseeb tias muaj qhov chaw me me thiab qhov chaw ntiag tug tsawg heev. Qhov chaw feem ntau yog tswv los ntawm tsoomfwv thiab cov koom haum, thiab nws tau saib xyuas ntau heev. Kev tsim ib puag ncig yog hostile rau idling, thiab nws tso cai rau tsuas yog efficiency thiab noj. Qhov chaw yog inflexible. Tsev neeg yog intergenerational; ntau tus neeg nyob nrog lawv tsev neeg lom neeg. Nws yog ib qho kev lag luam vaj tsev tsis muaj nqis tshaj plaws nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb, thiab cov nyiaj tau los tsis sib xws yog qhov siab tshaj plaws thiab nyob rau theem siab tshaj plaws hauv plaub xyoos. Qhov kev khwv nyiaj txiag, kev sib raug zoo, thiab kev sib haum xeeb no hnyav rau tus neeg, qhov hnyav, thiab kev thov rau kev ua tau zoo thiab kev sib haum xeeb. Yog tias peb saib New York, nws tsis yog qhov deb dhau ntawm Hong Kong hauv nws qhov kev txuas mus ntxiv ntawm gentrification, hloov chaw, tsev thiab rov tsim kho, thiab nce nqi ntawm cov nqi xauj tsev thiab nyob.

Rau kuv, ib puag ncig portraits ua rau kev nkag siab, vim tias tib neeg, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog LGBTQ, tsis muaj nyob hauv lub tshuab nqus tsev. Txhua tus neeg muaj lawv tus kheej daim ntawv qhia ntawm Hong Kong. Thaum ib tug neeg qhia kuv txog qhov chaw, thiab lawv cov laj thawj tom qab xaiv nws rau peb qhov kev sib tham, qee zaum peb mus rau qhov ntawd ua ntej thiab taug kev los ntawm qhov chaw thiab lawv lub cim xeeb. Los yog kuv mam li saib xyuas tom qab kev xam phaj, peb tham nws, thiab thaij duab tom qab ntawd. Nws yuav yog qhov sib txawv loj heev yog tias peb tau ua cov duab hauv ib lub studio. Kev nkag siab ntawm qhov chaw, thiab nyob hauv nws, yog qhov tseem ceeb.

Muaj kev nkag siab tiag tiag ntawm kev sib raug zoo ntawm koj thiab koj cov ncauj lus uas los ntawm cov duab. Yuav ua li cas koj coj mus rau hauv qhov tsis zoo no?

Ka-Man Tse: Hauv kev sib raug zoo, qhov twg peb muaj kev ntseeg siab thiab kev sib raug zoo - ib qho tsim los ntawm lub sijhawm thiab kev sib tham - qhov kev nkag siab yuav los ntawm cov duab. Kuv ntseeg nyob rau hauv radical vulnerability. Ntau ntawm phau ntawv nqaim nrug deb yog hais txog kev saib xyuas, thiab kev saib xyuas ntawm kev saib xyuas - rau ib leeg, rau ib lub nroog, nruab nrab ntawm cov khub niam txiv, thiab intergenerationally.

Peb txoj kev nkag siab ntawm kev sib raug zoo tau dhau los ua qhov muag tsis pom niaj hnub no nyob rau lub sijhawm uas peb tab tom sib tham tim ntsej tim muag tsawg dua li yav dhau los. Kev sib txuas kaw tuaj yeem nrhiav tau nyuaj, tshwj xeeb hauv "megapolitan" zoo li New York lossis Hong Kong. Vim li cas kev khaws cia kev sib raug zoo tseem ceeb rau koj?

Ka-Man Tse: Thaum tib neeg xav txog kev sib raug zoo hauv cov duab, cov duab uas yuav tshwm sim thawj zaug yog lub cev tsis hnav thiab poj niam txiv neej. Qee zaum muaj qhov sib npaug cuav; ib tug conflation ntawm daim tawv nqaij nrog intimacy, kev ua ntawm kev nthuav qhia nrog intimacy, ib tug ceev nthuav qhia. Kuj tseem muaj kev sib raug zoo ntawm lub zeem muag, ib yam li tus kws yees duab pom thiab cuam tshuam nrog lawv cov ntsiab lus. Ntawm no, kuv xav txog Roy DeCarava, Eugene Atget, Rinko Kawauchi.

Kev sib raug zoo ntawm kev pom yog ncaj qha, imbued nrog kev sib sib zog nqus reverence thiab awe; kev paub sib npaug nrog ib txhij un-kev kawm ntawm preconceptions; pom nrog ntau yam tshiab thiab ntau lub siab. Thaum kuv xav txog qhov kev sib raug zoo zoo li cas hauv daim duab, nws tsis tas yuav yog qhov tseeb ntawm cov ntsiab lus. Kev sib raug zoo tuaj yeem tshwm sim txawm tias nws yog daim duab ntawm lub teeb ci, lub cev ntawm tsob ntoo, lub nkoj ntawm lub txee chav ua noj, thiab tsis yog nyob rau hauv qhov chaw nruj, tab sis txawm nyob hauv lub hnub qhib dav, hauv cov pej xeem dawb. Qhov teeb meem ntawm kev muaj sia nyob.

Nyob hauv cov duab uas tau tsim nyob rau hauv qhov chaw pej xeem, kev sib raug zoo tuaj yeem yog qhov ua tau zoo thiab qhov lus pom zoo; ib tug occupying ntawm qhov chaw; ib daim duab thiab piav tes piav taw ntawm muaj peev xwm tshwm sim txawm hais tias thiab tawm tsam lub backdrop ntawm lub ntiaj teb encroaching. Txawm hais tias nws nyob hauv pej xeem lossis hauv tsev, kuv yuav tsum hwm kuv qhov kev kawm, lawv txoj kev ntseeg siab, lawv lub siab dawb paug. Nyob rau hauv lub interiors, intimacy yuav qhia tau hais tias nyob rau hauv lub gestures ntawm yuav ua li cas peb saib xyuas ib leeg, tab sis nws kuj yuav qhia tau hais tias nyob rau hauv lub nplij siab los ntawm ib tug seemingly tsis tshwm sim thiab mundane lub sij hawm, lub quotidian, raws li zoo raws li nyob rau hauv cov ntsiab lus ntawm yuav ua li cas lawv. tau ua lawv tsev.

Yuav ua li cas peb thiaj dim thiab peb yuav tsis kawm li cas? Kev ywj pheej txhais li cas hauv qhov chaw uas tsis xav tau peb lossis xav pom peb; nyob rau hauv qhov chaw uas peb tsis tas yuav txais tos lossis qhov twg lub cev peb raug tub ceev xwm? – Ka-Man Tse

Txoj haujlwm no ntau npaum li cas nyob ib puag ncig kev nruj ntawm tus kheej thiab pej xeem tus kheej. Kev ywj pheej txhais li cas rau koj?

Ka-Man Tse:I wonder if we will ever be free! Peb muaj nyob rau hauv lub tshuab uas xav tswj peb - txoj kev uas peb yog socialized thiab conditioned. Yuav ua li cas peb tawg dawb thiab yuav ua li cas peb unlearn? Kev ywj pheej txhais li cas hauv qhov chaw uas tsis xav tau peb lossis xav pom peb; nyob rau qhov chaw uas peb tsis tas tos txais los yog qhov twg lub cev peb raug tub ceev xwm?

Kuv yeej tsis paub thiab tej zaum yuav xav tau los hais qhov Nina Simone tau hais, "kev ywj pheej yog qhov tsis muaj kev ntshai".