2.00pm CET / 9.00pm HKT
Weekly Instagram Live session with London/Hongkong based visual artist Furqan Ali Shah @furqanalishah.93
Born in Hong Kong, origin from Pakistan. Furqan Ali Shah graduated from Goldsmiths and now studying Masters of Visual Arts Education programme in the EDUHK. He is an art educator and interdisciplinary artist working in the field of practice-based research methodologies, cultural studies and contemporary arts.
still from video - New Normal (2021)
A combination of digital drawing, green screen filming and sound resonance. Throughout the year, Furqan has been conducting ethnography research to observe and participate in a real-life environment. The research method used is interviewing, taking photographs, field notes and narrative analysis. The objective of this social research is to investigate how did covid-19 impact human behaviour?. The research shows many individuals are feeling a low level of health care, mental trauma, lack of empathy, isolation, regular testing, tracking and surveillance. These are some reason for psychological distress and behavioural changes in society. The primary interest lies in providing a general sense of care to others, oneself, for one situation and environment. He believes a humanistic approach gives empathy and holistic experience to enlighten the human condition in the age of pandemic.
Deformulation (2020)
All images courtesy of the artist.