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the Soliloquy in the Air

 

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Single channel video, color, stereo sound
10’27”
2016

 

A repeated rhythm gradually becomes stronger—a kind of repetition that infiltrates the perception of time. In this theatrical space, there is a process of a man washing a machine. The act of labour is simple and thorough, yet the movements reveal an underlying meaning of desire. This behaviour becomes a game where man and machine both negotiate for rights. Masculinity, sexualisation, decontamination, and suspended body intertwine with each other. It is a hunger and longing for the so-called freedom, but also the representation of weakness, a hidden anxiety, and truth.

 

 

Credits:
Production designer: Yao Cong
Cinematographer: Yao Cong
Casting: Tom Lawrence
Music from: Maurice Ravel, Boléro; Claude-Michel Schönberg, Bring him home from Les Misérables
Special Thanks to:
Pam Su, Lin Zilin, Youmee Hwang
Written, directed & produced by Yao Cong
All rights reserved © Yao Cong

 


 

单屏影像,彩⾊,有声
10’27”
2016
逐渐变强的节奏,带⼊了对时间的感知。在剧场化的时空中,⼀个男⼦清洗机器的劳动过程透漏出其所含代的欲望机制,使这个⾏为变成了欲望的游戏,成为了性化的劳动。在这件作品中,性化,去污名以及悬置的⾝体成为相互交织协商的境地,那是⼀种对所谓的⾃由的渴求,也是在焦虑中隐藏的软弱⽽真实的表现。

 


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Date: 12月 05, 2016