Videotage

[4] The name Videotage comes from ‘Video” and “Montage”[5] – was first used for the title of a screening program organised by the Phoenix Cine Club in June 1986, featuring works by Jim Shum, Neco Lo, Wong Chi-fai and David Som.

[3] The program has offered a distinct focus on alternative time-based work, in which after the closure of Phoenix Cine Club, some of the artists member including Ellen Pau, May Fung, Wong Chi-fai and Comyn Mo adapted the name along with its experimental spirit, as the early formation of Videotage.

[7] During the time, numerous collaborations have nourished between the two groups, including alternative performance documentation, early exploration of multimedia/theatrical productions, and co-curating screening, workshops, and festivals.

The collaboration expands it outreaches to local cultural institutions such as Fringe Club, City Contemporary Dance Company, and Hong Kong Arts Centre.

Recent notable exhibitions included Ersilia: Body of the Gateway Cities (2022), co-presented with FRAC Alsace, featuring Robert Cahen, Ellen Pau and Samson Young;[20] and No References: A Revisit of Hong Kong Video and Media Art from 1985,[21] with a series of talks, performances, and workshop situated in the Cattle Depot space.

[21] The current formation of Board of Directors are Kyle CHUNG[22] (chairperson), Linda Chiu-han LAI, Emilie CHOI Sin-yi,[23] Jaime Hsu Fang-Tze[24] and Kaho Albert YU.

Office manager Fion Ng at the office of Videotage at Oil Street, 1999 ©Almond Chu