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100 days, 7-7
3 videos, documents,
photo installation, 2014 |
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| The project "100 Days,
7-7" simultaneously correspond with reality. The artist has
a time frame during the creating process. She restricted herself
to complete each piece of the work every 7 days, which is
the most important feature and irreplaceable value of the
exhibition. At 5:17AM, 23th February, 2014, Hsin-Yi HO's grandfather
passed on and she attempts to perform the first one hundred
days of mourning rituals for her beloved family member through
an art exhibition. These one hundred days are typically a
very traditional mourning ceremony, but the artist's family
approaches the rituals with a unique interpretation. This
whole exhibition focuses on the grieving process and reflecting
upon the grandfather's life, while providing an interactive
channel to fulfill the ceremony. Meanwhile, we can also see
that Japanese culture rooted into Taiwan since the colonization
and Taiwan's social transformation through reviewing the life
of a man who lived almost one century. |
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This is the first time
that Hsin-yi HO utilizes photographs as the main part of her
creation. Since she usually employs video as creative material,
the photographs presented in the exhibition are more like
screenshots of her film. Documenting this unique approach
of mourning, the artist records all of her family's deeds
for her grandfather within 7 weeks after he passes away in
the project "7-7"- a homophone for "mourning" in Chinese.
During the first one hundred days, Taiwanese belief is that
within the first 49 days (7 weeks, each 7 days as a ritual
cycle) the deceased shall be memorialized so that he/she will
be blessed in the next world. Video presentation, texts, and
photographs reveal strong ties of intimate relationships and
familial affection, an irreplaceable part of Hsin-yi HO's
artworks. Hopefully, this evokes an inner-dialogue between
the audience and their loved ones. |
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March 1st
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the way to the ICU
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