Opening
“We Remember the Sun” exhibition opened yesterday at the Walter & McBean gallery. I am happy to see the realization of my installation “Don’t Talk About Politic”. Especially Kent and other people had done a perfect job for the installing. At least it’s nearly perfect except the 1 inch leaking light in the bottom of the screen because of the size of the screen was calculated wrong.
It’s my first time to set up two screen so close to each other and have the viewers in between. Also the height of the screen is just a bit above average human height. I found that this had created an different relationship and sensation that you will normally receive from a video projection, which is often either distantly remote or overwhelming to your senses. In the case of my installation here, the projected image had lost more or less the mystifying quality with a more proximity to the viewers and other works in the space.
A review of the show had came out in the Chronicle today: ‘We Remember the Sun’: Recalling revolution
Installation picture
Me with Hanru, Kevin Chan and Michael Zheng. Michael also has work in the show and he did a performance during the opening.
Mary Ellyn Johnson, curator of the show.
Hou Hanru, Berin Golonu, Berin’s friend and me.
Kent Long, master of installing shows.
Andre and Alex from Say Bok Gwai.