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£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
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Film Programme
Film Programme
A preview of The Fortress, a single channel film following Wai King and introducing a new character, The Mask. Shot in Lahore, Pakistan across Alfalah Theatre and Lahore Fort, co-commissioned by Lahore Biennale Foundation and Forma, supported by The British Council and Shane Akeroyd. The Fortress premiered at The Lahore Biennale in 2024, ahead of its forthcoming UK premiere in 2025, as well as touring as part of the Artists Film International.
The Time of Our Lives, a science fiction sitcom featuring Wai King, V Sin and The Storyteller. A two-channel video installation featuring a 'live' studio audience which plays with relative time as a metaphor for constructed realities. Initiated by Accelerator and co-produced with Kunsthall Trondheim, Canal Projects and Blindspot Gallery, and supported by Vince Guo. The work premiered at Accelerator, Stockholm and is touring to Kunsthall Trondheim in Trondheim, Canal Projects in New York, and Blindspot gallery in Hong Kong next year.
Essence (Digital Display), a three-channel video advertisement featuring Wai King on a journey to find what is intrinsic to his nature, part of a campaign for a conceptual men's cologne. Essence was first exhibited at the artist’s solo exhibition of the same title at Soft Opening in Los Angeles in 2024.
Jarman Award
The Film London Jarman Award is a prestigious annual prize which recognises and supports the most innovative UK-based artists working with moving image, and celebrates the spirit of experimentation, imagination and innovation in the work of emerging artist filmmakers. Launched in 2008 and inspired by visionary filmmaker Derek Jarman, the Jarman Award showcases artists' moving image to audiences throughout the UK and beyond through its annual touring programme.
Now in its sixteenth year, the Award has built an enviable reputation for spotting rising stars of the UK art world. Previously shortlisted artists include Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Oreet Ashery, Duncan Campbell, Monster Chetwynd, Luke Fowler, Imran Perretta, Charlotte Prodger, Laure Prouvost, Elizabeth Price, James Richards, and Project Art Works all of whom went on to be shortlisted for or to win the Turner Prize.
The Film London Jarman Award is presented by Film London with support from Arts Council England.
Biographies
Sin Wai Kin (b. 1991, Toronto, CA) brings fantasy to life through storytelling in moving image, performance, writing, and print. Drawing on experiences of existing between binary categories, their work realizes alternate worlds to describe lived experiences of desire, identification and consciousness.
The artist is nominated for the 2024 Jarman award for their film works Dreaming the End (2023) and The Breaking Story (2022). They were the recipient of the 24th Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel 2023 for their film series Portraits (2023). Their film, A Dream of Wholeness in Parts (2021) was nominated for the 2022 Turner Prize, and included in the touring exhibition the British Art Show 9, as well as being screened at the British Film Institute’s 65th London Film Festival. Upcoming solo exhibitions include Accelerator, Stockholm (2024); Kunsthall Trondheim, Trondheim (2024); Canal Projects, New York (2025); Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong (2025). Recent solo exhibitions include MUDAM, Luxembourg (2024); Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York (2024); Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley (2023); Dreaming the End at Fondazione Memmo, Rome (2023); A Dream of Wholeness in Parts at Soft Opening, London (2022); It’s Always You at Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong (2021)
Group exhibitions include Greater Toronto Art (GTA24) at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto; CUTE at Somerset House, London (2024); After Laughter Comes Tears at Mudam, Luxembourg (2023); Turner Prize 2022, Tate Liverpool, (2022); MYTH MAKERS — SPECTROSYNTHESIS III, Taikwun, Hong Kong (2022); Drawing Attention at The British Museum, London (2022). Sin’s work is held in the collections of Tate Collection, UK; The British Museum Prints & Drawings; White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull; The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art, UK; Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo; Sunpride Foundation, Hong Kong and M+ Museum, Hong Kong.
Lotte Johnson is a curator at the Barbican Centre, specialising in modern and contemporary art. She is known for her innovative exhibitions that explore the intersections of visual art, performance, and film, often focusing on underrepresented voices and experimental practices. With a keen interest in postwar and contemporary cultural movements, Lotte has curated numerous groundbreaking shows, bringing fresh perspectives to both emerging and established artists.
Cinema 2
Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue.
Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
