by Rebecca Moss, 2017, 20'
| COURTESY: the artist and Access Gallery |
Presented at Directing the Real. Artists’ Film and Video in the 2010s, 2017
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.
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.