The Emerging Island. Ancient Souls
Updated：2024-05-03
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Introduction
Material: iron, marine recycling waste, bamboo, elastic rope, driftwood
Dimensions: 6m (L) x 1.5m (W) x 2m (H)
Creative Discourse:
Legend has it that the entire island is inhabited by several peoples and all of whom have come from far away. Beneath the sea level, there is always an invisible force constantly pushing the island to rise gradually. These two plates, borrowed from a Seaside Amis people’s myth, are the spiritual imagery of the backs of two whales, intersecting one another while nourishing all things. The two woven installation pieces are called “Yinbu” the larger one, and “Moran” the smaller one. They are a metaphor for the creation of an emerging island due to eons of the collision of the Eurasian and Philippine plates. We use wind power to generate collision, with a sound system installed in interlaced sections, interpreting and reminding this constant change under our feet since time immemorial. Common Free Fern of the ice age coexists with the emerging island the way migratory cultures coexist with the drifting language. Some said this is the possible motherland of the Austronesian language family, and such blossom of diverse life forms come from the ancient souls underneath. We invite visitors to join one another, and rest under this installation to experience the whispers of the old souls amidst the grandness of nature.
Dimensions: 6m (L) x 1.5m (W) x 2m (H)
Creative Discourse:
Legend has it that the entire island is inhabited by several peoples and all of whom have come from far away. Beneath the sea level, there is always an invisible force constantly pushing the island to rise gradually. These two plates, borrowed from a Seaside Amis people’s myth, are the spiritual imagery of the backs of two whales, intersecting one another while nourishing all things. The two woven installation pieces are called “Yinbu” the larger one, and “Moran” the smaller one. They are a metaphor for the creation of an emerging island due to eons of the collision of the Eurasian and Philippine plates. We use wind power to generate collision, with a sound system installed in interlaced sections, interpreting and reminding this constant change under our feet since time immemorial. Common Free Fern of the ice age coexists with the emerging island the way migratory cultures coexist with the drifting language. Some said this is the possible motherland of the Austronesian language family, and such blossom of diverse life forms come from the ancient souls underneath. We invite visitors to join one another, and rest under this installation to experience the whispers of the old souls amidst the grandness of nature.
Artists
Location
No. 5, Dakeng, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County Taiwán, R.O.C
