Originally commissioned for the 53rd Venice Biennale for the artist’s solo exhibitioin Life of Imitation at the Singapore Pavilion, this work is inspired by a scene from the classic Hollywood melodrama by Douglas Sirk, Imitation of Life (1959) where a black mother meets her mixed-race daughter who has been running away from her true ‘identity’. This version features 3 male actors from the 3 main ethnic groups in Singapore (Chinese, Malay and Indian) taking turns to play the black mother and her ‘white’ daughter. The identity of the actor for each role constantly changes with each shot.
Ming Wong
Director
Skin64%
Holy Lands61%
Brotherly Love70%
La joven69%
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
What Maisie Knew71%
Tuesday67%
TalhotBlond63%
Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
The Safety of Objects65%
Goodbye June66%
Babylon69%
Mexicali77%
Hungry Hearts65%
Starving in Suburbia65%
All Day and a Night62%
Strange Weather58%
Most72%
The Truth About Emanuel59%
Kisses71%
