Set on the former CIA airbase in Long Tieng, Laos, Kite Studies is a three-minute video that interweaves archival footage from the 1960s and present-day images shot at the same location in early 2025. The historical material includes images of Swiss-manufactured aircraft in Long Tieng—an operational hub during the so-called “Secret War.”
In stark contrast, today’s footage captures local children running freely along the same runway, flying a handmade kite constructed from remnants of military material. Camouflaged on one side and reflective silver on the other, the kite becomes both artifact and metaphor—rising, faltering, and crashing back onto the same ground.

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Kite Studies, Video, HD, color, sound, 2025, 3:20 Min.