Interchange

Andrew stiff (rmit vietnam)

Ho Chi Minh City [HCMC], Vietnam, is an intensely complex, fast paced city. It is portrayed as the economic hub of Vietnam. This film develops the mycelial understanding of network communications by exploring the boundary between the ecosystems of water and air.

This film portrays how the Te canal communicates, by focusing on the surface between the two ecosystems, countering the assumption the the canal is a dead space. The film changes the pace of the city, to one that is determined by the canal. It allows the water and the life that exists within it, to express itself, as it engages with human and non-human activity.

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Andrew Stiff

Andrew Stiff’s practice focuses on experimental filmmaking processes that explore the space between urban occupancy and the built environment. Through his studies of urban spaces, he shines a spotlight on the impact of culture on the development of dense and tight urban spaces. The films capture the creation of space through the values of family and community and offer an insight into how cities may develop in the light of urban migration. Andrew Stiff Lecturer at RMIT University Viet Nam, teaching within the School of Communication & Design. He has completed a practice based PhD at RMIT University, in the School of Graduate Research: Architecture and Design. The research was titled: ‘Moving Experiences: Video Observations of Ho Chi Minh City’.