日月潭是一個水泥盒：重訪
Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited 2024
Video and sound installation (Aquarium, plants, lights, screen)
Dimensions variable


‘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.
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


Artist: lololol x Liam Morgan
Directed by Xia Lin, Sheryl Cheung and Liam Morgan
Sound Composition, Live Performance: Sheryl Cheung
Cinematography: Liam Morgan
Actor: Shen Xin-Ru



Installation View of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited. Courtesy the Artist and Jeju Biennale.
Installation iew of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited. Courtesy the Artist | Photo: Solid Art / ANPI





Doumentation of Sun Moon Lake is a Concrete Box: Revisited Live performance. Sound Performance: Sheryl Cheung. Courtesy the Artist and Jeju Biennale.



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