Moving image
& Installations
Exhibition venues
Nantclwyd y Dre
26th June - 30th July
Ruthin Castle
28th June - 3th July
various outdoor spaces in Ruthin
28th June - 28 July
Images from Elsewhere
Ruthin Castle
28 June - 3 July, opens daily
Curated by Penghang Liu
*Some moving images are also shown as part of our film programme - see film screening schedule
TONG Wenmin, Flicking, 2 mins 50 secs, 2022
Maria Ponomariova, KITCHEN, 28 mins, 2022
The inaugural Ruthin International Arts Festival is honoured to receive an array of excellent works from video artists around the world. The festival's screenings include films, short films, experimental videos, performance recordings, and digital images, a breadth of genres rarely seen in other art festivals.
'Elsewhere' reflects a shared contemporary condition. At this moment, we continue to witness the wars in Ukraine and Palestine, as well as other wars happening or about to happen in other corners of the world. We see news from the front lines on media and social platforms. Here in Ruthin, as in other parts of the world, we pay attention to these events happening near and far. ‘Elsewhere’ is no longer a mere utopian fantasy of distant lands but has become a tangible presence, with its genuine concern: Caring for those in distant places.
Video thus becomes the most appropriate medium to undertake this theme. Due to its nature, as an immaterial medium that can fully present itself through digital transmission alone, it eliminates the limitation of distance, freely moving between different regions. In a past era, video art was the tool most readily used by artists to challenge the boundaries between reality and illusion, public and private, collective and individual. Today, we hope to re-evoke the innate potential of video art in eliminating distances.
Natasha Cantwell, The Ant Colony, 2 mins 23 secs, 2023
Holly Slingsby
Dan Horrigan
TONG Wenmin
Maria Ponomariova
Julieta Tetelbaum
Filip Fredrik Haglund
Lal Davies
An Dong-il
Bill Aitchison
Lou Liska
Romina Belda
Marie-Pierre Leroux
Smriti Mehra
Oli Isaac
Natasha Cantwell
Riley Tu
Zhang Peili
Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson
Patricia Wanying Lolu
Helena Eflerova and Hugh Greasley
Yishan Zhong
Li Hao
Becca Yue
Chanika Svetvilas
Ziyi Wang
Alessandro Mallamaci
CHAI MI
Meng Zhuosiqi
Bianca Rêgo
Clare Charnley and Lulia Togara
Funa Ye
Makis Kyriakopoulos
Rosalind Fielding
Jack Catling
Vasilisa Forbes
Claudia Pilsl
Işık Kaya
Sebastian Weise
Jenny Cashmore
Marie Le Moigne
Sima Yuan
Julieta Tetelbaum, JOY, 11 mins, 2023
Temporary Places to Stay:
Site-responsive installations
Hu Haifeng
Pigeon - Flutes, sculpture, Bird cages, horns, wind speed sensors, microcomputers, 2024
Yue Minjun 岳敏君
Roaming Clouds 闲云, inflatable sculpture, 2024
Liu Penghang
Trap, Stainless steel, frosted acylic sheet, LED, 2024
Local research display
Olivia Hicks
Local Research Display
for "Blood, Water, Honey and Wine (Ritual Spoons)
This display features a curated collection of sketches, research printouts, and small objects that provide insight into the rich historical and cultural context of her project "Blood, Water, Honey and Wine (Ritual Spoons)."
This exhibition runs concurrently with Olivia's live drawing performance (29-30 June in Ruthin Castle), presenting an intimate look into Olivia Hicks’s preparatory research surrounding the Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd ritual spoons, enhancing the audience's understanding of the intricate layers of meaning and the intense personal engagement that characterise her work.