Description: A virtual habitat of flora, fauna, and film
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‘Whoever enters the forest leaves behind the open world’ William J Pomeroy*
Sensory, colourful and widescreen, the forest is already naturally cinematic. In the past decade, this natural landscape has become a site of creative exploration for contemporary art filmmakers in Asia. Curating a programme of Asian cinema usually ends up with a selection of films grouped according to the supposed importance of their auteurs and to the identity and history of each nation. Screening the Forest takes nature as a point of departure. By placing the forest at the centre of a curatorial practice