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The Alp                           
The Bedroom                 
The Cable              
The Camera (16)         
The Camera (17)             
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate            
The Jog             
The Lighting           
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard        
The Route          
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture    
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine      

Bengawan Solo            
Café Togo           
Songs of SPECX         
The Currency-Sensing 01         
The Currency-Vinyl          
The Gesture I         
The Gesture II        
The Guestbook            
The Sallow Sea          


Ghost In The Sea            
Too Loud A Dust            
On The Faience Of Your Eyes       
There Are Lights That Never Go Out
I'll Be Back   
Resistance is Futile      Modern Life is Dull       

The  Alp    /    夢  魘


2014
video installation
1920 x 1080, 3 channels, each 1 min on loop
color photograph, c-print, 150 x 100 cm

The narrative of the videos is based on the conversation between Chihying and various workers on the mountain of St. Gallen, where several Alpine villages are located in Switzerland. During his residence on the mountain, the artist brought the only thing he was provided with — an IKEA bed. He visited different neighbouring workers, including farmers, horse trainers, and market clerks, and asked them to collaborate in creating a short video in their working spaces. The project aims to twist the daily routine by using mass-produced furniture in unusual ways. This art production becomes a strategy to counteract the power of globalisation, offering participants and viewers an alternative way to rethink normalisation.

The plot of the video revolves around a young boy named “A.K.” and his insomnia. A.K. attempts to build his bed in various places to achieve better sleep, such as in meadows, on a tree, under a streetlamp, inside a horse stable, etc. A.K. finally finds absolute peace in the Zivilschutzkeller, behind the heavy anti-nuclear door.

Performance by Julia Mensch and Aurelio Kopainig
Special thanks for the support from Palatti


Related Information ︎
︎︎︎ Palatti                                   
 ︎︎︎ Taipei Arts Awards                               


work

The Alp        
The Bedroom           
The Cable              
The Camera (16)        
The Camera (17)        
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate           
The Jog            
The Lighting          
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard       
The Route         
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture   
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine     


collective

Bengawan Solo           
Café Togo          
Songs of SPECX          The Currency-Sensing 01   The Currency-Vinyl    The Gesture I         
The Gesture II          The Guestbook            The Sallow Sea         


exhibition

Ghost In The Sea       Too Loud A Dust           
On The Faience Of Your Eyes   There Are Lights That Never Go Out         I'll Be Back           Resistance is Futile    
Modern Life is Dull