One Kind of Behavior

Shyu often experiments with different material or media to explore the theme of environmental change. Based on bio-mechanical movements, One Kind of Behavior is made of seemingly cold machines which are reminiscent of hermit crabs on the beach peeking from underneath their shells. They move in slow motion, in stark contrast to modern society where everything moves at high speed. Viewers can choose to observe, wait, or respond to these slow moving objects.
Hermit crabs house themselves in used shells; in this way they form a special relationship with other species. They are sea creatures spotted quite often on the beach, their natural habitat. Many of us have spent the best part of our childhoods chasing hermit crabs on the beach, an image that has become the theme of this work ‘One Kind of Behavior’. The behavior symbolizes the interaction between man and animal and compels us to reflect on the environmental consequences of our actions.