On Wednesday 3 April, WOW Artist in Residence Louis Hothothot will present his book and film “The Forgotten Kid”, the results of his last year of work.

In his presentation he will reflect on his research on politics within his personal history, and the way in which his cinematic language combines graphic design, video art and film narrative.

About Louis Hothothot
Louis Hothothot (Yi Liu) is a young film and video artist who was recently awarded the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst 3 Package Deal Young Talent Scholarship.
Hothothot research focuses on film narrative and cinematic language. His cinematic language research combines video art, animation, storytelling, graphic design and performance. His subjects are about “identity and politics”, “expanding cinema”. His research is financially supported by Nederlands Filmfonds and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.
Louis Hothothot was born in China in 1986. He studied graphic design, video art, and animation at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated in 2014 from the Master of Fine Arts program at the Dutch Art Institute. And in 2017 he graduated from the Master of Film program of the Netherlands Film Academy. Hothothot regularly shows his works in museums, galleries, and theaters, such as Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam, Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, Dansmakers, International Dance Film Festival Brussels.

The event will take place in the Green House in WOW’s courtyard.