In Search of Vanished Blood (2012/22) is a commission for the M+ Facade by moving image artist Nalini Malani.

Comprising live-action performance, animation, drawing, painting, and found footage, this silent eight-and-a-half-minute video is tailored for display on the M+ Facade in a bold visual dialogue with Hong Kong’s dynamic skyline. Complementing Nalini Malani: Vision in Motion, the inaugural exhibition in the Studio at M+, In Search of Vanished Blood continues Malani’s longstanding artistic investigation into the effects of war, violence, and the repression of women. The enigmatic video mingles coded images from Greek and Hindu mythology with personal and real-world references, layering architectural forms, cloudy skies, world maps, human faces, and a gigantic prostrate female figure that emerge from shadows and darkness.

In Search of Vanished Blood will be displayed daily on the M+ Facade from Friday, 5 August 2022 until Sunday, 2 October 2022, from 19:00 to 21:10. The work will be presented from 19:00 to 21:10 during the weekends only from Saturday, 8 October 2022 to Sunday, 30 October 2022.