The Tent

A colourful version of an Eastern Tibetan folk tale in a wonderful combination of flash with thangka (traditional Tibetan paintings with embroidery) and a score that combines native Tibetan music with modern influences. A hunter on his way up into the mountains meets a fearsome skeleton monster: are they friends or enemies?

This research is based on the hypothesis that the exploration of the historical identity of Tibetan art and its connectivity with modern digital imaging technologies will benefit the development and transformation of Tibetan art in the digital age.

Cham is a very ancient performance which connects people with spiritual realm. There are several different religious dance depend on different Tibetan Buddhism schools but all can be traced back to pre-buddhism era of Tibet when "Bon" the highly developed Tibetan shamanism and its rituals was favoured by Tibetans.

This short film is not about a meaningless chicken-soup-for-the-soul type story, but a rebellion to the tasteless mainstream consensus.

A short video installation by the artist Bin Bai from 2004.