The "2024 Taiwan International Light and Shadow Festival" has been held from March 16th to April 28th, and there are 9 groups in the Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, that you must understand the metaphors behind the works before you go to enjoy them.
In this article, we will introduce the theme concept of the 2024 Light Art Festival and the 9 must-see light art works, so that we can be more immersed in the world of art and experience more fusion of art and technology.
2024 Light and Shadow Festival Theme - Beyond the Gaze
The theme of 2024 Light Festival is "Beyond the Eye", which comes from John Berger's book "Ways of Seeing", which states that "It is never the thing itself that we are looking at, it is always the relationship between the thing and us".
Curator Lin Chang-ie was honored byThe Way You See ItInspired by the "Beyond the Gaze", "Beyond the Gaze" is the core concept of the festival.
???? The theme of "Beyond the Gaze" aims to stimulate the public to reflect on how we can face things anew in the post-pandemic era, and to open up a new space of imagination.Through this theme, the artist is given the freedom to explore and respond to social changes in a unique way, presenting the viewer with a vision "beyond the gaze" and reflecting on the relationship between us and art.
2024 Light and Shadow Festival: 9 Major Works Explained
Under the theme of "Beyond the Gaze," the 2024 Taiwan International Light and Shadow Festival invites nine teams of artists from Taiwan and around the world to participate.
The exhibition aims to delve deeper into the dynamic development of technology and digital art, and to stimulate reflection on social consciousness.
Below are the 9 major works on display at the 2024 Light and Shadow Festival, and we will analyze their hidden sensory messages in the order in which they are presented.
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 1 - Comic Bus
This time, Lee Seung-ryung uses a bus as the medium to create a vision that resembles the corridors of a space capsule.
???? Roaming BusInspired by the scene in the movie "2001 A Space Odyssey" where the astronauts walk in the space corridor, the visual effect is brought by walking in different postures. In addition, he also skillfully restored the rich classical soundtrack of the movie by utilizing the original classical music radio station in the bus to play the soundtrack randomly.
The design concept that Li Chengliang wanted to express was "to make visitors feel as if they were on a familiar tour bus, and in an unknown state before arriving at the next destination, just like being in a sci-fi movie, generating a feeling of impact on the sense of the unknown".
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 2 - Limited Time: Selection
Time-Limited Dynamics: Selection is the largest group of nine works and the largest work by Xie Yucheng.
???? Time-limited dynamics: SelectThe concept of the work is "to simulate the outline of Photoshop editing and tracing, as if selected by the computer, just as this work selects the current point in time and space, and prepares for the next editing or removing".
Echoing the theme 'Beyond the Gaze', "In reality, this often-overlooked action condenses the long wait, so that we can feel the contrast between fast digital technology and labor, as well as the feeling of the difference between the actual feeling of the body in front of the work.
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 3 - Polymerization X
Gathering Ten is a three-axis intersecting cross installation, with mirrors and LED lights forming five faces, supported by only three points.The
???? polymerization tenThe uniqueness of the interior mirrors creates an ever-changing sense of perspective, not only reflecting the viewer's face, but also capturing the immediacy of the environment.
The artist invites everyone to come in front of the mirror and look around the work in 360 degrees, or close to the three openings and look up from bottom to top, in order to express the reflective perspective "beyond the gaze".
Light & Shadow Art Exhibition 4-Virtual Man
Choon-Tin Lo is a famous sculptor in Korea, and for the theme of "Beyond the Gaze", he has created a light and shadow artwork through sculpture and lighting design.
Lu Chun-Tien's creation is characterized by characters, but the characters do not have specific archetypes, nor do they express themselves or their inner selves; they are just expressionless faces.
???? The Void ManThe concept of the work aims to show that an imaginary person will create unique expressions and colors according to the influence of the environment, such as changes in the sky, the texture of the floor, light and shadow, etc., and will also give different looks to the viewer according to changes in his/her emotions and perceptions at the same time.
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 5 - Coral
Jun ONG's work, which has been exhibited on a small scale in Malaysia, will be shown in a new scale, extending from the first floor to the second floor of the coral exhibition.
???? Jun ONG said he created "thecoral"Inspired by the earth's delicate ecosystems, coral is a famous sight in tropical Malaysia.
Therefore, he used mesh threads and cellophane in this work to show the dynamic light atmosphere created by the coral at different times.
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 6-Mr. Wang has a piece of land
For this work, Chuang wanted to give a new meaning to this work through the viewers taking the special stickers provided by his tandem with the store and sticking them on the blank light box he made.
???? Chuang Chih-Hung believes that issues such as housing problems and high housing prices are occurring in various cities. He hopes that throughMr. Wang has a plot of landThe Hub-like expression responds to the issues of urban development and the relationship between people and places, and explores the issue of home and temporary shelter.
At the same time, he would like to use this work to echo the concept of "beyond the gaze", reflecting the contemporary thinking about habitat.
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 7 - Cave Dwelling
The concept of "Cave Dweller" expresses the idea that each person's journey of self-understanding is like exploring an unknown cave, gradually moving forward and approaching the unknown depths.
???? Chen-an Lee is through"Caveman."A millimeter-wave radar is installed on the channel of the work to specifically detect the position of the person. The detector is used to recognize the position and movement of the person, and to link the light response of the work. The key is how people approach the artwork, and the artwork will appear differently as a result.
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 8-AI Consumer
The "AI Consumer" attempts to point out that in the contemporary human context, the value of a human being is defined in terms of capital, consumer power and consumer behavior in society.However, if artificial intelligence can also take out loans, incur debts, and consume from its own desire, is it enough to be a human being? However, if artificial intelligence can also take out loans, incur debts, and spend from its own desires, is it good enough to be a human being?
???? Lau Yiu Chung presents this time in the form of an advertising slogan."Consumer AIThe work is modeled after the common street advertising signs, responding to the consumer market in the urban space. Although the viewers are attracted by the marketing approach, can it really awaken their own consciousness?
Light and Shadow Art Exhibition 9-Gravity Loss Project III: Folding Oscillation
Weightlessness Project III: Folding Oscillation" is the only indoor work at the Taichung Light Festival, and the time of exhibition is slightly different from the other works.
This is the third work "Folding Shock" after the opening of Tian Ziping's 2020 Weightlessness Project, which utilizes the element of "liquid crystal" to analyze the aesthetics of violence, and combines video and mechanical movement, placing the human figure in the space to be split at will.
???? The concept of this series of works is that "in the age of information flow and materialism, human beings are gradually losing their inner sense of consciousness and values, and Tien wants to penetrate into the human psyche through digital reproduction and mechanical breakdown.
2024 Light and Shadow Festival: Exhibition Information
- Exhibition period: March 16th to April 28th
- Venue: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, No. 2, Sec. 1, Wuquan W. Rd.
- Outdoor Exhibition Hours: 17:00pm to 22:00pm
- Indoor exhibition hours:
- Tuesday to Friday: 9:00 am to 17:00 pm
- Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 am to 18:00 pm
- Official website:2024 Light and Shadow Festival
2024 Light and Shadow Festival Conclusion
Art has been an important medium of social and environmental change since ancient times, not only reflecting the emotions of contemporary people, but also responding to contemporary social issues. This makes art always present in every detail.
The 2024 Light and Shadow Festival is a reminder of this, reminding us to pay attention to contemporary social issues, and inspiring deeper introspection.
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