Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008

A man stands in the trees waiting to get sprayed by a garden hose. A couple wrestles on the couch and the man tries to imitate water, rain, and wind. A woman ties photocopies of the man’s shirts to her chest and walks about town. Yuen’s videos are compiled of small intimate moments like these that seem like you’re not supposed to be watching them. Sung recounts a lost relationship through performances to the camera, confessions, memories, and apologies.

Nina Yuen was born in Hawaii in 1981. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University in 2003. She is now a resident artist at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.