Innovative Curatorial Projects – Paris / SingaporeBin Chuen Choi
*1967, Hong-Kong. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Bin Chuen Choi is an artist and filmmaker. He studied fine arts and experimental media design at the Berlin University of the Arts. He has received various scholarships such as “Nachwuchsförderung Berlin” or “Junge Akademie” from the Academy of the Arts Berlin. Old Choi’s Film won the 3sat Promotional Award at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and the German Short Film Award.
Old Choi's Film / Hongkong-Allemagne / 2002 / 18’ / 4:3
Old Choi’s film is a documentary about the last seven weeks in the life of the artist's father in Hong Kong. Whenever he came to visit from Berlin, he would take photographs or video of his father. When he learned that his father had been diagnosed with the advanced stages of cancer, he decided to capture as much time with him as possible on his camcorder.