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Lines I
Lines I is a live performance/collaboration directed by Artist Ling-Wen Tsai. This
work explores the form and metaphor of lines as it relates to the ever-progressing
and linear nature of our lives. Through the use of visual, movement and sound, the
work explores the temporal and fragile nature of our lives as individuals taking part
in a collective/codependent existence. The work employs silent gestures, slow movement,
mark making and improvised sound generated by prepared guitar and Sakuhatchi flute.
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Water & Wind (2006 -)
The media has over-stimulated our globalized culture with a massive volume of visual and audio stimuli that often lacks any meaningful content. With this collaborative video project, visual artist Ling-Wen Tsai and I are embracing the medium of video, and hope to bring a new depth to this genre. Our intent is to present an essential amount of visual and audio, allowing time-space for the viewer to enter the experience and to ultimately become more engaged in their own existence.
Interdependency between the visual and the audio is fundamental in allowing these two means of expression to transcend themselves and converge. Water & Wind focuses on capturing water and/or wind in various manifestations. The objective is to draw attention to invisible energies that are perceptible through ever-present phenomena. Our ultimate goal is to create "timelessness" within a short duration and "boundlessness" within the confines of a fixed frame.
The work was featured in 2006 at Zero Station in Portland Maine, Heaven Gallery in Chicago, The Green Gallery in Milwaukee, FRAME- International Video Festival in Portugal, 2007 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, and SPACE gallery Portland Maine.
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Metamorphosis of Meditation (2005)
The sound for this piece was realized by the ISQ: Improvisational String Quartet; (Guitar: Nathan Kolosko, Violin: Yasmin Vitalis, Bass: Katharine Stambach, Fretless Guitar: Al Guesto). The quartet has work together for several years and has performed throughout the Portland area. The quartet's music is completely improvised. They only discuss the music in conceptual terms, and avoid the use of any concrete musical framework during their performances.
"Metamorphosis of Meditation: An evening of Improvisation" explores the concept of collective consciousness as it applies to both the art of improvisation and practices of spiritual enlightenment through meditation. The work begins with solo improvisations by each player, allowing Ling-Wen Tsai to develop a relationship and unique expressive language with each artist. Gradually adding additional performers the work grows into a collective improvisation. Her response and interaction with the musicians was realized on six 15' x 2' panels of translucent vinyl hung from ceiling to floor. The panels remained on display as a visual record of the live performance.
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