Lazy Moon Palace – by Peilian Li

Lazy Moon Palace – A presentation by Peilian Li

Peilian, a resident artist, shared a video project exploring cultural identity and memories, which was created collaboratively with other artists during residencies in various locations. The project featured a mix of documentary and fiction, incorporating elements of fantasy, role-play, and an invented language to explore themes of identity and expression. The meeting discussed the creation process, costumes, and interpretation of the project, as well as potential future engagements and sharing of the video recording.

The film features a unique group of artists, including queer people and marginalized individuals, and is set in the Italian part of Switzerland. Peilian’s role is the queen of this rebuilt place, and the other characters are witches and magical creatures.

Co-directed by Swiss artist Peilian Li and Chinese-French artist Grandee Dorji (@grandee_dorji).

“Lazy Moon Palace” represents an experimental approach to artistic documentation, exploring the intersection of diverse cultural identities. It navigates the spaces between fantasy and documentary, examining notions of apocryphal and emotional truth. As a video art piece, it brings together artists from diverse cultural backgrounds and gender identities. It envisions a fantastical rendition of Switzerland, where Ticino is reimagined as a tropical QUEENdom, reflecting the region of Yunnan in southern China, where artist Peilian Li originates from