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International Waters
by Rebecca Moss
2017, 20′
Presented at Lo schermo dell’arte 2021 in occasion of the exhibition Directing the Real: Artists’ Film and Video in the 2010s
The film is part of VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images – 6th edition
COURTESY: the artist and Access Gallery
International Waters is a document of an unexpected and dramatic turn of events which occurred during the 23 Days at Sea artist residency programme, run by Access Gallery in Vancouver. In 2016, the artist crossed the Pacific Ocean by container ship, with the intention to disembark in Shanghai. However, one week into the residency, the artist was informed that the shipping company, Hanjin Shipping, had been declared bankrupt. Moss found herself stuck at sea for an indefinite period of time in which she documented her experiences and interactions with the people stuck on board.
Rebecca Moss works predominantly across performance and video, exploring dynamics between her body and its environment, and between nature and artifice. In 2017 completed her MA at the Royal College of Art, London and she was shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize, and participated in group shows at PinchukArtCentre, Kiev, and at the Palazzo Contarini Polignac during the Venice Biennale. Her work is the culmination of a residency programme run by Access Gallery, Vancouver. Four artists are individually sent by container ship across the Pacific Ocean. Moss’ voyage gained international attention when the company, Hanjin Shipping, went bankrupt, leaving Moss stranded indefinitely at sea with the crew. From this extraordinary situation, Moss created the work International Waters from her footage collected whilst sitting at anchor for two and a half weeks.