Alina Longmore

Untitled

2026

This series of photos was taken during a moment of rest, from a bench in a busy museum.

While dealing with chronic illness, it can feel frustrating needing more frequent rest than others around you. Busy environments are difficult to navigate - the blur of people’s feet rushing past as you slowly try to regain some strength.

Had this particular break not been needed, however, the way a fleeting stream of sunlight cast dancing shadows on an otherwise empty floor would likely have remained unnoticed – I too would have been rushing past.

Often, the quiet moments when you slow down, listen to your body, and just notice can spark more interest than when inspiration is actively being sought out.

Caiyun Chen

Anavatapta

2025/26

Anavatapta

May 2025
6'20"
Performance, Video

https://chencaiyun.com/anavatapta

Anavatapta is a performance-based video work conceived and created by Caiyun Chen（陈采鋆）during an artist residency in Lhasa. The Tibetan calligraphy performance was carried out by Dorje Tsewang（多吉次旺，རྡོ་རྗེ་ཚེ་དབང་།）, with filming support from MoCA Weland（介观艺术）.

Anavatapta means "heat-free"; the waters of the lake were thought to be able to soothe the fires that torment living beings. At over 4,000 metres above sea level, every breath on the plateau is slow and heavy. Through a gesture of pilgrimage, the performer responds to the snow-covered mountains and to the plateau's natural environment under climate change. The Tibetan calligraphy was created using environmentally friendly ink. After filming, all materials were removed from the site, and the calligraphy was mounted and preserved as part of the performance.


Director / Editor: Caiyun Chen 陈采鋆
Performance: Dorje Tsewang 多吉次旺 རྡོ་རྗེ་ཚེ་དབང་།
Choreography / Performance: Caiyun Chen 陈采鋆
Camera Operator: Yeshi Rinchen 益西仁青 ཡེ་ཤེས་རིན་ཆེན།
Production Coordinator: Yi Wang 王毅
Sound Design: Caiyun Chen 陈采鋆
Music: Silent Dunes（静沙）/ Cloud Veins（云脉）
From 4 Reveries（四重遐想）by Caiyun Chen 陈采鋆
Special Thanks: MoCA Weland 介观艺术

released July, 2026


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