A Curatorial Workshop with Women in Archive and Visual Art

Moderator and Guest speakers:

Nell Cardozo, Curator, Writer, Producer and Creative Project Manager

Luka Yuanyuan Yang, Visual Artist and Filmmaker

Workshop Curtaor  Yixiang Shirley Lin

Time & Date 15:50-16:45 Feb 22nd SAT

Venue Screen 2 Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Curator‘s note:

The 2025 MINT CFF curatorial workshop continues to highlight the work of female curators and artists, with a particular focus on curatorial practices within archives and the visual arts in the realm of moving images this year. We are glad to invite Nell Cardozo, Curatorial Director at 16 Collective, (formerly 16 Nicholson Street) and Engagement & Development Officer for the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, as our keynote speaker. Nell will use the Canal Films Project (now titled What the Water Remembers - The Dark Mirror) as a case study to demystify the process and methods behind creating the new film through archival footage and creative collaboration. Filmmaker and visual artist Yang Yuanyuan will join us as a special guest after the Saturday re-peat screening of her directorial debut, Chinatown Cha-Cha, which was selected for our C-FILMS IN FOCUS feature film competition section. Together with Mint CFF curators and all of you, let's explore exciting new ideas for curatorial and artistic collaborations in this workshop (Yixiang Shirley Lin)!

Workshop Objective:

This workshop explores What the Water Remembers, a curatorial and artistic project that merges archival film, contemporary visual art, live music, and community engagement to illuminate hidden histories and foster new interpretations of local heritage. Participants will gain insights into curating multimedia projects, working with archival material, and involving communities in storytelling and exhibition design (Nell Cardozo).

  • Nell Cardozo

    Nell Cardozo is a Glasgow-based community engaged curator, writer, producer and creative project manager with an interest in connecting archival and contemporary moving image and engaging communities in her work. Currently, she serves as curatorial director at 16 Nicholson Street Gallery, an itinerant gallery and curatorial collective (with Aga Paulina Młyńczak and Kelly Rappleye) dedicated to enjoyment of experimental contemporary art while honouring our commitment to power redistribution, with particular attention to female-identifying, queer and class-marginalised artists. Nell also works as the Engagement and Development Officer for the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo'ness. Her experience includes roles as a Gallery Assistant at the Scottish National Galleries and at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, curating GROWTH, an exhibition of youth artists.

  • Luka Yuanyuan Yang

    Luka Yuanyuan Yang (b. 1989, Beijing) is a visual artist and filmmaker working across documentary film, photography, installation, and performance. Through weaving documentary and archival materials, she explores themes of identity, migration, and memory, challenging conventional historical narratives and amplifying overlooked voices.

    Her debut feature film "Chinatown Cha-Cha" premiered in the Official Selection at Pingyao International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival in 2024, followed by a nationwide theatrical release in China (Douban 8.4/10). The film received support from The Gotham, Doc Edge, Beijing International Film Festival, CNEX, the One International Women's Film Festival, and Aranya Waves Film Festival.

    Her artwork is in the collections of KADIST Foundation and Power Station of Art. Yang is a recipient of the BVLGARI Avrora Award (2023), Art Power 100 (2019), and Rencontres d'Arles The Arthor Book Award (2015), with support from Asian Cultural Council and Asymmetry Art Foundation.