Can’t seem to stop writing this blog tonight…. We are having a farewell bbq come show-and-tell night at Bei Gao on Tuesday 23rd. Quite a number of us are coming to the end of our residencies at the end of the month, so this is a night for us all to get together. We have decided to show some work in one of the empty studios.
I have found it incredibly useful keeping this blog – more useful than I expected. It takes quite a bit of time and effort, but is a great way of keeping an eye on how things are developing – not to mention keeping things organised.
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No image but Koh San Keum’s work at C5Art, Sanlitun is really worth a look [Korean Project].
Some interesting artworks
Translations from Kelly
I have the translations of the Tuanjiehu Park interviews back from Kelly, which is great news. It is interesting reading indeed. Here is an example of one –
1. What do cricket and cicada songs mean to you?
It means summer. In the hot and tiring summer, their singing makes people feel peaceful.
2. Have you ever had a cricket as a pet? Or do you know any friends or family who have owned crickets? If so, can you tell me about it.
When I was young I raised crickets. Some can sing, some can’t. I forget from which part of their body is how we can tell. I used to catch cicadas pupae in small holes under the tree. Then put it in a box made of window screen. After they lose their ecdysis, some can sing. Moreover, their body was light green, which is very interesting.
3. Do you think there is a connection between these insect songs and Chinese music?
Yes, there should exist some connections between them. There are some poems about cicadas in Chinese poetry. Here is a poem written by Yu Shinan, a poet from the Tang Dynasty.
The Cicada by Yu Shinan:
Drunk with fresh dew, your trill will flow
From ‘mid the sparse parasol trees.
Rising high, far your voice will go,
Not on the wings of autumn breeze
Morning Market
Have taken some 200 images of the morning market outside the flat. These can form a kind of animation that I am fond of doing in Director. I take the photos using a stills camera and tripod. Cross-fading the static images in Director creates the effect of slowing life down while highlighting the mechanics of the moving image, and is somehow more interesting than using straightforward video footage.
