Video and sound installation (Aquarium, plants, lights, performance, screen)
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artists
‘Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box’ was developed as a collaboration between lololol and Liam Morgan.
Commissioned by Taipei Performing Arts Center and presented in Taipei Arts Festival 2020.
在演出中，一股靈性能量瀰漫整個空間，藝術家透過將心電圖裝置接上植物葉片，並重新詮釋所產生的波形，試圖以新薩滿的身份與植物的靈魂對話。雖然將心電圖接上沒有心臟的植物似乎偏離了常規脈絡，但波形的韻律、環境聲響與影像彼此呼應，引導觀眾進入一個獨特的、賽博龐克風格的神祕冥想氛圍。漂流是在航行中偶然遇見的事件，卻能帶來意想不到的經驗與感知。lololol 探索其想像光暈的廣度，其模糊性與開放性創造了新體驗的可能。
—— 濟州雙年展策展總監 Kang Jeauk
Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited is a work that partitions a synesthetic space, drawing inspiration from the vague mental images one experiences while contemplating nature. Screen images, artificially installed plant pots and water tanks, and images projected by projectors intermingle with light, video, sound, and even the physical properties of objects. They rely on imagination fueled by the transformations of images and their unexpected combinations. The performance, in particular, emanates a spiritual energy that envelops the space. By attaching an electrocardiogram to plant leaves and reinterpreting the resulting waves, the artist attempts to communicate as a neo-shaman, channeling the spirit of a tree. While attaching an ECG to a plant without a heart deviates from the usual context, the rhythm of the waves, the ambient sound, and the video sequence correspond with each other, guiding the audience into a unique, cyberpunk-esque, mystical atmosphere of meditation. Drifting is an event encountered by chance during a voyage. However, it allows for unexpected, rich experiences and sensory perceptions. The images explored by lololol are measured by the vastness of their imaginative halo. Their vagueness and openness create opportunities for new experiences.
—— Jeju Biennale Curatorial Director, Kang Jeauk
Directed by Xia Lin, Sheryl Cheung and Liam Morgan
Sound Composition, Live Performance: Sheryl Cheung
Cinematography: Liam Morgan
Actor: Shen Xin-Ru
Courtesy the Artist and Jeju Biennale.
Doumentation of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited Live performance. Sound Performance: Sheryl Cheung.
Courtesy the Artist and Jeju Biennale.
Courtesy the Artist and Jeju Biennale.
Video and sound installation
14 min
Courtesy of the artists
‘Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box’ was developed as a collaboration between lololol and Liam Morgan.
Commissioned by Taipei Performing Arts Center and presented in Taipei Arts Festival 2020.
Sound Composition: Sheryl Cheung
Cinematography: Liam Morgan
Actor: Shen Xin-Ru
Installation View of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited. Courtesy the Artist | Photo: Solid Art / ANPIS FOTO
Installation View of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited. Courtesy the Artist | Photo: Solid Art / ANPIS FOTO
Installation View of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited. Courtesy the Artist | Photo: Solid Art / ANPIS FOTO