Christopher Ulutupu

The Romantic Picturesque (Ladies) (2016)

8 minutes 17 seconds (looped)Single channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"After exploring postcards of early 1900s tourism in the Pacific and artists such as Yuki Kihara and Lemi Ponifasio. I began to wonder what is exotic to me if I am the other? A beginning point which leads to the two video works and an ongoing question for future works."

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    Other works by Christopher Ulutupu

    On a lake at the bottom of a glacier 2 people in pyjamas are superimposed repeatedly, as if they're standing on water.
    Christopher Ulutupu

    Honey (2016)

    Part Ulutupu's exploration of postcards and landscapes. This work challenges the notion that Indigeneity correlates to an affinity with nature.

    Honey
    On a sunny day beneath a palm tree 2 people sunbathing are superimposed onto a beach.
    Christopher Ulutupu

    Relax (2016)

    Part Ulutupu's exploration of postcards and landscapes. This work challenges the notion that Indigeneity correlates to an affinity with nature.

    Relax
    Seen through a night-vision camera a person wears a caricature mask of Osama Bin Laden.
    Christopher Ulutupu

    Remember 911 - The Party (2007)

    A video work that documents a bad taste party.

    Remember 911 - The Party
    In a dark forest a person wearing a cheer-leader style outfit and boots does a dance to the camera.
    Christopher Ulutupu

    Fame (2016)

    A sequence of a young girl marching in an ominous forest setting.

    Fame
    Christopher Ulutupu on CIRCUIT

    Related exhibition review

    In. this still of Christopher Ulutupu's video work, the artist's father stands on a sunny, snowy mountain peak wearing a dapper white suit, sunglasses and fur throw, looking up towards the shining sun. The artist’s mother and sisters are in the background, all wearing glamorous clothing in the bright snow

    Christopher Ulutupu's The Romantic Picturesque

    Exhibition review
    By Simon Palenski · November 25, 2018

    The Romantic Picturesque presents the final installment of a 3-part series that follows "the thread of a romantic relationship between indigenous and coloniser."

    Christopher Ulutupu, The Romantic Picturesque: The Postcard Trilogy

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