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W10705
30.08.2014
space-in-between  - Ya-Wen Fu
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  • I seek to discuss the issues about the definition of human body and the relationship between individual body and external surroundings in my artworks. As Maurice Merleau-Ponty describes: ”The human body inhabits in space; moreover, it itself is an expr ...

    I seek to discuss the issues about the definition of human body and the relationship between individual body and external surroundings in my artworks. As Maurice Merleau-Ponty describes: ”The human body inhabits in space; moreover, it itself is an expressive space.” Body movement is not like playing a musical instrument. Playing a musical instrument is more like using an object detaching from us. However, by creating movement in body, we are also having conversations with it, by which we try to hurdle and define our surroundings. Which means that not only are our behaviors in daily life related to the time and space or culture and society, they are also connected with the conditions and experiences of our body.

    I have tried to construct an apparatus that allows my body to extend into space. By using apparatus and movement, I am able to construct an interactive space. How I move and what I install are important for this work. I believe that it will be a great experience for me this time as have got the opportunity to communicate with the inhabitants. This will help me to extend my cultural understanding and help me to shape the work.

    I seek to discuss the issues about the definition of human body and the relationship between individual body and external surroundings in my artworks. As Maurice Merleau-Ponty describes: ”The human body inhabits in space; moreover, it itself is an expr ...

    I seek to discuss the issues about the definition of human body and the relationship between individual body and external surroundings in my artworks. As Maurice Merleau-Ponty describes: ”The human body inhabits in space; moreover, it itself is an expressive space.” Body movement is not like playing a musical instrument. Playing a musical instrument is more like using an object detaching from us. However, by creating movement in body, we are also having conversations with it, by which we try to hurdle and define our surroundings. Which means that not only are our behaviors in daily life related to the time and space or culture and society, they are also connected with the conditions and experiences of our body.

    I have tried to construct an apparatus that allows my body to extend into space. By using apparatus and movement, I am able to construct an interactive space. How I move and what I install are important for this work. I believe that it will be a great experience for me this time as have got the opportunity to communicate with the inhabitants. This will help me to extend my cultural understanding and help me to shape the work.