語言和聲音構成了作品的基礎，藝術家Jean-Baptiste Phou通過它們揭示了身份和代際傳遞的複雜性。 他的作品以移民經歷為背景，同時強調溝通所面臨的挑戰。 在電影《My Mother's Tongue》中，Jean-Baptiste Phou 調查了溝通、關係和失落的崩潰。 它講述了一個兒子和一個語言不同的母親之間的微妙關係。 情感之旅通過 Sao Sreymao 的一系列動畫繪畫小插曲展開，吸引觀眾更深入地了解一個尋求理解和被理解的兒子的內心世界。
活動將由電影放映《My Mother's Tongue》與QA，參與者能與藝術家的對話。 而第二階段工作方則以電影《My Mother's Tongue》其中提到的主題，例如溝通和遺憾議題。 參與者將被引導寫一封信，表達未說出口的話或他們想說的話，並使用語音或聲音進行記錄，甚至可以進行創造性或私密的更改。 這些訊息隨後將顯示在 Jean-Baptiste 的在線平台上，並構成集體數字藝術作品 www.echoesfromthestars.com/ 的一部分。
透過電影、交流和工作坊，讓-巴蒂斯特邀請觀眾踏上和解之旅。
Language and sound form the foundation of the work, through which the artist, Jean-Baptiste Phou, reveals the complexity of identity and intergenerational transmission. His work is situated in the context of the diaspora experience while underscoring the universality of communication challenges. In the film, My Mother's Tongue, Jean-Baptiste Phou investigates the breakdown of communication, relationships and loss. It narrates the delicate relationship between a son and a mother who doesn’t share the same language. The emotional journey unfolds through a series of animated drawing vignettes by Sao Sreymao that draw the viewer deeper into the inner world of a son seeking understanding and to be understood.
The program start with the screening of My Mother's Tongue, followed by a conversation with the artist. It then continues with a creative workshop that opens a safe and creative space to tackle some of the themes explored in the film My Mother’s Tongue, such as communication issues and regrets. Participants will be guided to write a letter expressing unspoken words or something they wish to say. The content will then be recorded using voice or sound and can even be altered creatively or for privacy. The messages will later be displayed in Jean-Baptiste's online platform and form part of a collective, digital artwork www.echoesfromthestars.com/.
Through film, exchange and workshop, Jean-Baptiste invites the audience to go on a journey of reconciliation.
活動內容 Agenda：
活動分為兩部分：
（一）電影放映與映後講座（一個半小時，可線上參與）
（二）工作坊（一個半小時，限實體參與，名額有限）
The event consists of two parts:(1) Film screening and discussion (1.5 hour, online participation is welcome);(2) On-site workshop (1.5 hours, limited space)
語言 Language：放映電影為法語電影，配有高棉語和英語字幕； 活動將以英語進行。The film in French, with Khmer and English subtitles; the event, including the workshop, will be in English.
Jean-Baptiste Phou 是一位作家和跨域藝術家，出生於法國，父母是柬埔寨華人。 他也為一名演員，曾在戲劇、音樂劇中表演，並且創作、導戲，包括以法語和高棉語演出的 "Cambodia, Here I Am"。 爾後他將自己的實踐擴展到視覺藝術，目前正在發展聲音、電影、圖像、裝置和藝術表演方面的作品。 其相關創作多以身份、移民和少數群體經歷等為主題。
Jean-Baptiste Phou is a writer and multidisciplinary artist born in France to Chinese-Cambodian parents. First an actor, he performed in plays, and musicals, before writing and directing his own plays, including ‘Cambodia, Here I Am’ presented both in French and Khmer. He has extended his practice to visual arts and is currently developing work in sound, film, image, installations and art performance. His work tackles issues around identity, migration and minority experiences.