video / audiovisual composition for Lâm-koán ensemble (2020-24), 6 min.
“Prayer for Taiwan” is an audiovisual composition for an ensemble of traditional instruments in the style of Taiwanese Lâm-kóan music. However, the seemingly fragmentary melody is based on the piano piece “Prayer of a Virgin” by Polish composer Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, published in 1856, which serves as the theme song for garbage collection in Taiwan. The recordings took place in Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park in Taiwan, where many of the sculptures of former military dictator Chiang Kai-shek that had been removed from public spaces have been reinstalled since 2007. Through this performative approach, the film reflects on an ambivalent form of coming to terms with history.


Concept, composition, film, production: Tobias Klich
Musical interpretation (Lâm-koán ensemble: Samhiân, Pê, Phek, Siau and Jīhiân): HE Yi-Jen
Sound recording, production assistance: CHEN Chengwen
Recordings: February / March 2024
Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park, Taiwan
Treasure Hill Artist Village Taipei, Taiwan
A production by tritonus e.V.
Supported by:
Filmbüro Bremen / nordmedia
Goethe-Institut
stiftung schwule freunde bremen
Screenings
14.11.2024 | Kassel | Kino BALi
41. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest
04.05.2025 | Oberhausen
71. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2025 | German Competition
20.03.2026 – 20.03.2028 | THIS IS SHORT
European Short Film Network (online)