Charge-Resist-Surrender
@_mapmaking
GSMD-RCA-Trinity Laban
Transmedia collaboration
Visual Lin Wu
Movements Suiming
Soundtrack xuanni
the transformative landscapes
a story about ruby
2023 Architectural Association, London
Director Yue Cao
Performances Yuchen Wu
Soundtrack Xuanni He
Nauda
Production TeamMusic
Lyricist Tu phamComposer Xuanni he/ Tu phamArranger Xuanni HeProducer Xuanni HeMixing Engineer Xuanni he/ Han JangMastering Engineer Han JangVocalist Tu phamGuZheng Zhuyang Liuvideo credit Director Xuanni He Producer Xuanni he Editor Xuanni Hephotography Yue Cao Cheng Zhiyuan Artwork Designer Xuanni HeOriental Magic takeaway
I am modifying the Sahara
"I Am Modifying the Sahara" is a 12-day experimental event initiated by Mu. Participants include theatre creator Mu, Da Xiong, dancer Guo Zixing, and musician Xuan Ni. Over the past 12 days, each of them brought a song, a piece of text, a poem, a creation from their own past, an object, a news photo, a painting, along with their sincerity and questions. They collaborated in creation, rehearsals, and live together. During the event, they also interacted with other art groups, took to the streets, and held a poetry night. The event's name, temporarily borrowed from Borges' poem, "I Am Modifying the Sahara," On the final day, they shared the results of this brief "festival" at the Watermelon Theater.
2021 01 06 Fei Gallery, Guangzhou, China
No more practicing
My friend Ah Mu invited me to perform at her closing exhibition. It's not exactly a concert, but she wanted me to demonstrate how I usually practice the violin. I pretended to agree, and named this performance "No More Practice." On the day of the performance, I wore the black concert attire that I usually wear when performing with the symphony orchestra.
I used a saw on stage to physically disassemble a violin. Attached to the violin was a contact microphone that transmitted the noises created by the disassembly to the mixing console. The mixing console, in conjunction with the effects processor, then modulated and outputted the feedback from the noises.
In the end, I picked up the pieces of the violin, which had been cut into fragments, and presented them to Mu as a gift.