Artist Huang Yen-Chiao uses carefree strokes and composite materials to recreate indescribable sensory experiences, forming flowing lines and flamboyant colors. The work is the artist’s attempt to experiment with different bodily experiences.
“Amidst the busy streets of shiny whizzing objects, facing an approaching crowd, I am transfixed into a dot.… A sudden force overwhelms me, tipping me off balance. I look around trying to discern whatever is visible to regain my focus. Someone from out of nowhere has turned on a bubble machine that generates endless messages, and I happen to be on the receiving end; it is as if I have fallen victim to a telecommunication onslaught....”
The work is set in an ordinary space, which is the artist’s intent on abstract bodily experiences. The artist has transformed the room into an imaginary domain bordering on a paranormal plane. As viewers, we are transported into a lab where the power is always switched on and our senses endlessly stimulated by electric signals that evoke the unspeakable yet deja-vu experiences we once had.
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