In summer and winter, strong monsoon gusts sweep across the Asia-Pacific, which come as soon as they dissipate.

From Nanyang during the colonial times to ‘Southeast Asia’ following post-war decolonisation, the lived experiences on the islands in between the Indian and Pacific Oceans are ultimately simplified and flattened under generalised names, regardless of their forms of governance.

As the wind turns, the people are driven by various forces to leave their homelands in pursuit of the uncertain promise of a better life. As time passes and journeys unfold, identities, memories and traumas shift and settle. In displacement, some fragments are forgotten, while others remain with the wandering body. Documentation and personal sharings are where fragments of such diasporic experiences collide, awaiting to be felt, questioned, and reimagined.

As shapeless as it seems, the monsoon is critical for the Southeast Asian countries’ trading relations, monitoring the migration pattern of the diasporic communities, and forming a rhythmic pulse in people’s daily lives. By retracing existing routes, we seek to sense the historical undercurrents beneath visible landmarks, and to bring the climate into view as we consider the landscape.

Following its presentation at TIDF in May, Scales of Passage, the touring screening series co-curated by Videotage and Forum Lenteng, will be part of the 2026 ARKIPEL Festival. Beginning with the shared symbolism of guardian spirits, the programme treats migrants’ and their descendants’ experiences as the ‘scales’ of these metaphoric beings, tracing fragments that shape diasporic identities.

Videotage will also present the screening programme Can you see the Monsoon? during the festival, echoing the historical reflection in Scales of Passage. By turning the lens towards the land and climate, the programme broadens the scope of the showcase from Southeast Asia to the Asia-Pacific.

Based on their sensory experience, fragments of memories, or a non-human perspective, artists featured in the programme inquire into the origins of wind and water, exploring how these forces shape one’s desire and transform the landscape.

冬夏兩季，亞太地區總有陣陣季候風吹至，來得急，去得快。

座落在印度洋與太平洋之間的諸島，統稱從殖民時期的「南洋」，演變到二戰後去殖浪潮下的「東南亞」，但不論是被殖民還是立國自治，島上的生活經驗都被寥寥數字簡化、壓平。

海風轉向，人受不同的力量驅使，遠渡重洋，在未知之中尋找安身立命的希冀。箇中的身份、記憶和創傷隨年沖刷，有些在離散中逐點失去，有些則被身體所銘記。點點滴滴匯集在紀錄影像與片言隻語間，等待被重新領略、批判與想像。

季候風看似無形，卻掌管東南亞列國貿易的命脈、人民遷徙的流向，以至築成日常生活的規律節奏。重新踏上既有的軌跡，我們試圖在可見的地標外，碰觸歷史浪潮中的一道道洋流，將隱形的氣候納入我們對地景的認知中。

錄映太奇與 Forum Lenteng 攜手呈獻的巡迴放映節目系列《鱗光映盪》，繼今年五月在台灣國際紀錄片影展首映後，將在 2026 ARKIPEL 電影節舉行放映專場。節目從香港和東南亞相近的神明符號出發，將移民及其後代的經歷視為牠的「鱗片」，探究割裂的歷程如何重構離散身分。

錄映太奇亦會策劃放映節目《風從哪裏來》，呼應《鱗光映盪》所聚焦的歷史流轉。節目把焦點從東南亞擴大至亞太地區，並將鏡頭移至土地和氣候。參與節目的藝術家運用身體感知、記憶的碎片，或套用非人類視角，想像風雨從何而來，又如何影響人類的慾望和形塑地景。

Screening 1: Scales of Passing and post-screening talk
Date: 5/9/2026
Time: 4:00 – 6:00pm
Venue: Forum Lenteng, Jakarta, Indonesia
Featuring artist: Ivonne Kani, Cahyo Prayogo, Elysa Wendi^, Ho Tzu Nyen, Serene Hui
Moderators: Doris Poon (Videotage), Alifah Melisa (Forum Lenteng)
Language: English

Screening 2: Can you see the Monsoon? And post-screening talk
Date: 6/9/2025
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Venue: Forum Lenteng, Jakarta, Indonesia
Featuring artist: Leung Chi-wo^, Florence Lee, Jess Lau, Lee Kai Chung, Cheng Xinhao
Moderator: Doris Poon
Language: English

^Artists participating in post-screening session

Supported by: Hong Kong Arts Development Council, National Arts Council Singapore
(The views and opinions expressed in this project do not represent the stand of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.)

放映一：《鱗光映盪》及映後談
日期：5/9/2026
時間：4:00 – 6:00pm
地點: Forum Lenteng, 印尼雅加達
參與藝術家：Ivonne Kani、Cahyo Prayogo、葉奕蕾^、何子彥、許思樂
主持：潘韻怡（錄映太奇）、Alifah Melisa（Forum Lenteng）
語言：英語

放映二：《風從哪裏來》及映後談
日期：6/9/2025
時間：7:00 – 9:00pm
地點: Forum Lenteng, 印尼雅加達
參與藝術家：梁志和^、李鈺淇、劉清華、李繼忠、程新皓
主持：潘韻怡
語言：英語

^將出席映後談的藝術家。

資助：香港藝術發展局、新加坡國家藝術理事會
（本計劃內容並不反映香港藝術發展局的意見。）