Members List
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Bami Adedoyin, Brooklyn, NY
Mohd Fuad Arif, Malaysia
Megan Bisbee, Alfred, NY
Missy Carr, Washington, DC
Kristin Carroll, Boston, MA
Tony Conrad, Buffalo, NY
Kristin Carroll, Boston, MA
Tony Conrad, Buffalo, NY
Lara Davis, Providence, RI
Cindy DeFelice, Brockport, NY
Ghen Dennis, Buffalo, NY
Leigh Ann Francis, New Brunswick, NJ
Chifumi Fujisawa, Mosumoto, Japan
Amy Goldberg, Rochester, NY
Bethany Goldpaugh Brown, Kingston, NY
Virva Hepolampi, Helsinki, Finland
James Holland, Southbury, CT and Rochester, NY
Kelly Jacobson, Kansas City, MO
Akil Kirlew, Brooklyn, NY
Caroline Koebel, Buffalo, NY
Jennifer Little, Rochester, NY
Edna Madera, Rochester, NY
Darin Martin, Oakland, CA
Tammy McGovern, Buffalo, NY
Colleen Vera Melisz, Buffalo/Rochester, NY
Toni Mosley, Auckland, New Zealand
Tomoya Murazumi, Kanazawa City, Japan
Akane Nakamori, Kanazawa City, Japan
Stephanie Nolasco, New York, NY
Natasha Pachano, Costa Rica
Warren Peace, Jersey City, NJ
Anjanel Dawn Pinet, Rochester, NY
Mima Simic, Croatia
Joan E. Stoltman, Buffalo, NY
Diane Teramana, Kingston, NY
Angela Tessier Kanazawa City, Japan
Andy Tetzlaff, Kanazawa City, Japan
Matthew Underwood, Boston, MA
Adam Weekley, Buffalo, NY
wolfgrrrl sometimes billijo, Rochester, NY
Walter Wright, Lowell, MA
Ami Yamasaki, Kanazawa City, Japan
Ojima Yukari, Kanazawa City, Japan
Karen Y. Zhang, Beijing, China |
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Bonaventure Tain
Hails from Sabah, Malaysia, graduated from SUNYat Buffalo in 2002 with a Media Studies degree, Bonaventure Tain is a freelance video and site specific installation artist, whose works have been shown in the United States, Europe, Malaysia and Singapore. 'The Soloist's Story' is a short video series that focuses on sub-culture and minorities. He is currently working on 'Chapter 3' of the series and a full-time editor at a post production house in Kuala Lumpur. |
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Selected Works: *********
THE SOLOIST'S STORY - Chapter 1- WOMEN AND MY COOKING SONG. (approx: 5 mins)
[dir. Bonaventure Tain / music. Caetona Veloso/Bonaventure Tain]
Purposely shot in a greenie night shot mood, this experimental video piece portrays the
responsibilities, desires, and reactions of Asian women from different generations.
During the shoot, performers were set in a totally dark room, and required to react to the orders and
questions from the director under a pressureless atmosphere. Along with the song 'Cucuruccucu
Paloma' by Caetano Veloso, the performance falls between 'fiction & non-fiction' or 'acting & instinct'.
The overall aesthetic effect of this video lingers along with metaphorical objects and actions such
as the 'apple', 'pregnancy', 'dark', and 'holding hands'.
"Different Generations, Same Desire; Different Reactions, Same Responsibility"
'The Soloist's Story- chapter 1- Women and my cooking song' was the official selection of the
CinemaTexas International Short Film Festival, Austin, Texas; and Malaysian Video Award Festival.
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THE SOLOIST'S STORY - Chapter 2 - YOUR STORY. (approx: 4 mins) [dir. Bonaventure Tain / music.
John Lee / V/O. Howard Kim]
By using the same shooting mood as in Chapter 1, this sequel changes the focus to another group of
minorities in Asian societies - gay .
Started with a more personal perspective, the story lingers from an individual's innermost secret
to the heart of a restless yet 'empty' city. MY STORY evolves into YOUR STORY, along with the accoustic
guitar tunes by emerging Singaporean artist John Lee.
This experimental video further illustrates the question of 'desired happiness' and 'sense of security'
through secretly shot footage, which on the same time, fullfilling the urge of voyeurism.
"This is not just my story, but also YOUR STORY..."
'The Soloist's Story- chapter 2- Your Story' was recently screened at the MOONBOW FESTIVAL, Sweden. ***********
Other Photography works and Poem (In Chinese) by Bonaventure Tain can be viewed on:
http://yveqinyve.wtcsites.com/epyxaj.html
Bonaventure Tain
#80, Jalan
SS20/10 Damansara Kim,
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia.
email: bonaventure_tain@hotmail.com |
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