The images seem to suggest a traditional Chinese funeral ceremony associated with ancestor worship, though Wong has remarked they do not represent any particular ritual. The work deals with death, remembrance, and history, and was conceived as a memorial to the Chinese workers who died building the Canadian railway through the Rocky Mountains. It is also dedicated to the artist's father, Hoy Ming Wong, and to two friends and collaborators who committed suicide, Ken Fletcher (1954-1978) and Paul Speed (1967-1991). Wong created the work while artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta. Chinaman's Peak is the name of a mountain near Banff where, according to legend, a Chinese worker killed himself. The work was first performed at Tunnel Mountain, Banff in 1992, before being exhibited as an installation at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, for the Chinese New Year, in 1993.
Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain full movie can be streamed on Popcorn Time. Enjoy unlimited access to movies and series with Popcorntime online including popular titles like Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain. Join millions of people who can watch Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain online for free with Popcorntime online's full HD movie streaming service. Get unlimited, worldwide access to Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain in HD on your laptop, phone and tablet. The Popcorn Time app is available on smart TVs and set-top boxes, making it easy to watch Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain online on your big-screen devices for the full cinema experience.
Share this movie:
More movies like Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain
