New Zealand artist ponders what dreams may come in China
<p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="Vincent">Vincent</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="award">award</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="from">from</span> "<span word="carving">carving</span>" <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carve">carve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> 1998 <span word="feature">feature</span>, <span word="What">What</span> <span word="Dreams">Dreams</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Come">Come</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Samurai">Samurai</span>, <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="delved">delved</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="venture">venture</span>.</p><p><span word="Breath">Breath</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fleeting">Fleeting</span> <span word="Intensity">Intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multimedia">multimedia</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="captures">captures</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vulnerability">vulnerability</span>.</p><p><span word="Consisting">Consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="cinematic">cinematic</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="Breath">Breath</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="arguably">arguably</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="adventurous">adventurous</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="venue">venue</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Govett">Govett</span>-<span word="Brewster">Brewster</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Gallery">Gallery</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Plymouth">Plymouth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="described">described</span> "<span word="gypsy">gypsy</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span>" <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Auckland">Auckland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="Breath">Breath</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="Maori">Maori</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inuit">Inuit</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="making">making</span> 1993'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Map">Map</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span>.</p><p><span word="Breath">Breath</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Govett">Govett</span>-<span word="Brewster">Brewster</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Design">Design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="She">She</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lecture">lecture</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span>."</p>
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