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The Severed Arm
2024
4 channel video installation
color, stereo
20 min
A genre of Martial Arts Film that became popular in Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea during the 1960s used physical disabilities as a narrative twist or character development. By portraying heroes with incomplete bodies, these films allowed audiences to project themselves more easily onto the characters. The most representative work of this genre is director Chang Cheh's “The One-Armed Swordsman” (1967).
However, in today's digital era, narratives of incompleteness continue to occur across different videos, interfaces, and operational technologies. As the virtual gradually separates our bodily senses from the physical, we are challenged to find ways to respond. “The Severed Arm” tells the story of a severed arm in the form of Desktop Film. Screen recording software replaces the camera, the cursor replaces the actor, and the desktop becomes a new narrative space. Unlike past Martial Arts Films, the focus is not on a disabled protagonist but on the severed arm disappearing from the camera's view.
However, in today's digital era, narratives of incompleteness continue to occur across different videos, interfaces, and operational technologies. As the virtual gradually separates our bodily senses from the physical, we are challenged to find ways to respond. “The Severed Arm” tells the story of a severed arm in the form of Desktop Film. Screen recording software replaces the camera, the cursor replaces the actor, and the desktop becomes a new narrative space. Unlike past Martial Arts Films, the focus is not on a disabled protagonist but on the severed arm disappearing from the camera's view.