Artists Turn 1994 Andaman Research Into Archive-Based Artwork

In 1994, three young artists travelled from Delhi to the Andaman Islands.

They wanted to make a film about the islands’ history, but they never finished it.

They did, however, collect many things while researching, such as notes, photographs, and letters.

More than 30 years later, they brought those materials together as an artwork.

It is being shown in Hong Kong at the Asia Art Archive.

The exhibition helps visitors see how artists research and how collected materials can become art.

One reel from the unfinished film was found shortly before the exhibition.

The show is scheduled to end on October 31.