
The Instant of Gaze: Portraits by Chang Chao-Tang
A biographical documentary filmed in 1999 on the occasion of Chang Chao-tang (張照堂) receiving the National Award for Arts (國家文藝獎) in the Fine Arts category (美術類). In the film he is credited as both director and editor under the pseudonym “Gao Shang-tu” (高尚土)—a name derived by decomposing the character “tang” (堂) into its constituent elements “gao” (高), “shang” (尚), and “tu” (土). Semantically, the pseudonym implies a counter-reference to the notion of temple-like, institutional “high culture,” redirecting emphasis instead toward the vernacular and the earthy—suggesting that what is truly “noble” lies in the force emerging from the “soil” (土) of the people. For this reason, the film may also be understood as a semi-autobiographical documentary that carries an element of self-writing within its particular historical context.
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TaiwanTW
- Premiere28 Apr 1999
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- The Instant of Gaze: Portraits by Chang Chao-Tang was released on 28 April 1999.
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- The Instant of Gaze: Portraits by Chang Chao-Tang (1999) was directed by Chang Chao-Tang.
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- The Instant of Gaze: Portraits by Chang Chao-Tang runs for 45m.















