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sound, and landscape cinema.
Film
LAMENT H.E.A.T
Priyageetha Dia
15 min., 2023, Singapore, Tamil with English subtitles
In its hypnotic rhythm, LAMENT H.E.A.T explores narratives around rubber plantations in Malaya, drawing connections to the themes of resistance and memory. Central to the piece is the adaptation of oppari, a Tamil lamentation practice performed by Dalits - some of the most marginalised people in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia - reimagined through H.E.A.T (Hevea Errichal Automation Tech), a technological entity that serves as a medium for collective grief and remembrance.