Introduction
Equipment I need: 1-2 acoustics (can be placed left or right, or directly in front of the piece)
The sound I need:
- The sound of classical instruments
- The sound of burning
- The sound of the wind
- House collapse
Description of the work： This piece will revolve around eternity and the past. It is a movable installation that changes from a skeleton to a human form when one drags in the red position on the right. The only way to not let history be forgotten in eternity is to change it with your own hands.
The Process
I was first inspired by the Alexander McQueen show Widows of Culloden, especially the 3D projection of Kate Moss suspended in the air at the end gave me a romantic and sad feeling. The overall theme of the show was also sad and inspired me. I have been doing research on traditional Chinese culture, but the feeling that many cultures have been lost in history also made me feel sad. Behind eternity is forgetfulness, because they have been around for so long we take them for granted and assume that they will never disappear. So we forget about heritage. The world is moving really fast and the only way to not get left behind is to try and keep up. But this kind of skill needs to be learned slowly, with the foundations laid at an early age to do so. Fewer and fewer people are learning it and eventually the vicious circle leads to this result today.
This is one of the simpler ideas compared to the others. It doesn’t really require much skill either just a drag and then a device to change the pattern. Here is an instructional video I found that I can follow to learn how to make this method.