[Art and Culture] Wang Zhongkun's "Flow. Sensation" resonates with the wind to create a dual audio-visual experience

2023-01-29T21:37:40.960Z

"We have eyes to see, but we don't see it; we have ears to hear, but we don't hear it." Artist Wang Zhongkun has focused on exploring the fascinating but invisible wind and sound mechanisms in daily life in recent years. His new solo exhibition "Flow Sensation" responds to the epidemic The current situation of the coexistence of the times and the virus, exhibiting 3 groups of new creations, all of which use the wind as the key to the dynamics, challenging the delicate balance between physical machinery and unpredictable airflow, allowing viewers to see each of them when walking through the exhibition room. footsteps

"Body" reproduces the shape of a virus with a spherical device structure, and the metal shaft that can sense the air flow field tries to make the air flow in the field audible and visible.

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[Reporter Ling Meixue/Taipei Report] "We have eyes to see, but we don't see; we have ears to hear, but we don't hear." In recent years, artist Wang Zhongkun has focused on exploring the fascinating but invisible mechanical devices of wind and sound in daily life. The solo exhibition "Flow. Flu" responds to the current situation of co-existence with viruses in the epidemic era. Three groups of new creations are exhibited, all of which use wind as the key to dynamics, challenging the delicate balance between physical machinery and unpredictable airflow, allowing viewers to shuttle between the exhibition rooms When reading, you can see your own footsteps, movements, voices, and the resonant response to the work, and experience the invisible but real existence in daily life.

The first group of balanced sculptures "Pose of the Wind", the concept of creation comes from the artist's experience of making kites to control the wind when he was a child. 12 thin tissue papers are hung horizontally on the ceiling. Disturbed by the passing crowd or the airflow flowing through the corridor, one by one unfolds a light and rhythmic posture.

"Body" reproduces the shape of a virus with a spherical device structure, which is composed of icosahedrons. On the surface of the device, there are many metal shafts that can sense the air flow field, trying to make the air flow in the field visible and audible, and follow the viewer's movement The swaying pace of airflow sensitively triggers the electronic sounds and flashing lights of the work, presenting an unpredictable dialogue between people and air.

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When looking at the weather forecast, the meteorological wind direction map often presents the wind visually with densely arranged arrow symbols, which inspired Wang Zhongkun to create "Field".

The exhibition room is covered with more than a hundred lightweight pole devices. The fan blades on the pole and the suspended bell hammer will turn with the wind, ringing a pleasant bell, and blooming a warm twilight, creating a visual and auditory experience. The sensory experience is like appreciating a flowing sound performance.

On display at Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art until March 5.

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[Art and Culture] Wang Zhongkun's "Flow. Sensation" resonates with the wind to create a dual audio-visual experience