30/03/2026
Closing soon: Chan Hau Chun’s《記憶座標》 Map of Traces is on view at Cushion Works in San Francisco until April 4, 2026.
Photography by Phillip Maisel
🍃 Public program:
On Map of Traces
With With Karen Cheung, Laura F**a, and Brian Ng
Tuesday, March 31, 6pm
A collection of local artists and writers reflect on Map of Traces, the film at the center of Chan Hau Chun’s current exhibition at Cushion Works. The 29-minute work screens at 6pm, followed by brief prepared responses from each participant. A collective question and answer period will open the conversation to the room.
Map of Traces draws on several moving image traditions—including the essay film, social documentary, city symphony, dream sequence, and, in its own curious way, the road movie—to forge a uniquely poetic and elusive language. Set against the dizzying social, political, technological, and emotional backdrop of Hong Kong, the work documents recent changes to the city through the lives of several of its inhabitants, each bound to the artist in a different relationship. Mourning and surveillance loom large, as do multiple forms of exile. The film resists capture by slowing the pace of what we often call “current events” and embracing ambiguity and fragmentation. Map of Traces is the rare protest film that tells the truth about subjectivity.
Participants have been invited to reflect on any aspect of the film they choose, and are uniquely suited to keep pace with its complexities.
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