The Recording Politics of Southwest China’s Ethnic Folk Songs
Synopsis
Exploring traditional music, cultural performance and the act of looking through the Bouyei tradition of Bayin Zuochang in Guizhou.
Research & creation
Taking a postcolonial perspective, the work examines how Bayin Zuochang, or eight-tone seated singing, shifts from sacred ritual to cultural performance under global modernity, and how it responds to the gaze of the other and market forces.
Role
Developed the research through VR filmmaking, with responsibility for directing, cinematography and editing.
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