ARTiculAction Art Review - Special Issuue Aug. 2016 | Page 22

ICUL CTION C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t Lien-Cheng Wang R e v i e w Special Issue Wave Phenomena provokes direct relations in the viewers and accomplishes the difficult task of going beyond the surface of communication. We find this aspect particularly interesting since it is probabily the only way to accomplish the vital restoration you pursued in this work, concerning both the individuals and thier place in our ever changing societies: what kind of reactions did you expect to provoke in the viewers? "Wave Phenomena" discusses a relationship between light, time and wave. It is a site specific artwork because there was a transparent celling at exhibition space. Natural sunlight shine through the space and through the installation. When audiences walk in the installation, the floor switch is sensed and installation be activated. The material "smart films" becomes transparent, people would feel like walk under the water, the ripples from light would spill from above. I expect the viewers to feel nature, technology and aesthetic unify in this installation. Over these years you works have been exhibited in several occasions, including your recent participations at OSTRALE´O16 i n Dresden and your performance at the CONCIERTOS AUDIOVISUALES MADATAC. Your practice is strictly connected to the chance of establishing a direct involvement with the viewers, who are urged to evolve from a mere spectatorship to conscious participants on an intellectual level, so before leaving this conversation we would like to pose a question about the nature of the relationship of your art with your 22 audience. Do you consider the issue of audience reception as being a crucial component of your decision-making process, in terms of what type of language is used in a particular context? Acceptance of the audience is important for me, but not the most. It’s due to I think that contemporary art often has a problem and people usually tell me: they do not understand. I intend to break this line, then establish a bridge of communication with the audience. I use Mandarin and English to express my concept, never less to say, computer language as well. Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing your thoughts, Lien-Cheng. Finally, would you like to tell us readers something about your future projects. How do you see your work evolving? I am currently developing a work called "Reading Project.” It is about 23 automatic machines which are flipping book. The average student number of primary school class in Taiwan is 23. The work will play out the voice reading the book from primary school's students, and discuss cybernetics, education, and the history of Taiwan. An interview by Josh Ryder, curator and Barbara Scott, curator [email protected]