Misafafahiyan Metamorphosis, a work by Amis artist Posak Jodian, centers on Hao Hao, a 70-year-old Amis performer from Fata’an, an Amis tribal village in Taiwan. Styled like karaoke backing tracks, the piece weaves together music and sounds from Hao Hao’s daily life with dialogue, costume changes and humor. Throughout the film, Hao Hao performs a range of Amis songs that explore themes of familial love, the emotions of returning home and nightlife culture.
After decades of invisibility, Posak Jodian’s film and Hao Hao’s performances aim to bring the labor experiences and displacement of Taiwan’s Indigenous people into contemporary art. Their work creates a nuanced portrait of Indigenous resilience, highlighting survival through cultural self-assembly and resistance through gender fluidity.

FAR-NEAR will screen the 18min film followed by a participatory conversation and workshop on cultural preservation and regeneration in response to the film.

Misafafahiyan Metamorphosis Screening & Workshop

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