SUNSHINE ON TRANQUILITY

by Wang Ya-hui (2005)

4'36, color

"Sunshine on Tranquility" is a delicate piece in which we can see, from a fixed point of view, a room whose moving walls make up a number of possibilities of light that relativise the spatial relationships between objects, observers and the room itself.

Wang Ya-hui, a young Taiwanese artist who won the 2007 Loop Award in Barcelona, has worked mainly in video since 2002. Her work is driven by the exploration of human consciousness and examines how hidden or conscious changes of “being” are triggered through illusion and imagination. In the 2006 Shanghai Biennale, Wang Ya-hui’s work Sunshine on Tranquility was installed on the top floor of the museum. Richard Vine, editor of Art in America described it as “ the most engrossing work of the entire biennale…that sense of awakening at various moments to find oneself in a new place, where certain elements are the same but the context has utterly changed.” He expressed well the main concept of her work. Ya-hui uses daily life elements to recreate a new order different from reality. She examines the intimate relationship between people and the objects that surround them.

To see an excerpt of the piece, simply follow the link below. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gNupRhND0Q&feature=player_embedded