One Sound of the Futures

One Sound of the Future (2016) is a ‘living sculpture’ consisting of 240 performers from three different cities: Hong Kong, Gwangju, and Wuhan. Wei believes that the artistic performances he has organized have a significant difference to the form of protests, due to the purposes and political visions of such gatherings. Wai sees the aim of his performance as being to build a collective space allowing for the juxtaposition of individuals’ private opinions, as opposed to a protest, which is formed to broadcast overarching political opinions. He explores the intersection of when ‘the private’ becomes ‘the public’ within this context, and views the personalization within the public performance as a ritual practice connecting the past, present, and future.