Double-Channel II: “Listen (to me).”
When we try to understand others, we can only empathize and imagine what others think or feel. So, does this process of putting “ourselves” in others’ shoes make others part of ourselves? When thinking about the self, we engage in the act of othering. Does this mean that the self is, in a way, an other?
We see others through ourselves and ourselves through others.
This work starts with one performer whispering a monologue. When the second performer joins, they reenact the first performer’s act together, creating an impression of mirroring each other’s solo performance. The work delves into different facets of self-awareness, such as what others might represent in our imagination, what we might appear in others’ imagination, and the image of “myself” that we envision.
2024 Rehearsal for Re-her-sal: Preview
Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan (group exhibition)
Curated by Chun-Lin Yen.
Filmed & Edited by LIN Pei-Yao.
Photo by Wang Shih-Yuan. Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei.
Photo by Wang Shih-Yuan. Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei.
Photo by Wang Shih-Yuan. Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei.
Opening Performance
Filmed & Edited by I-Shun Chen.
Photo by Wang Shih-Yuan. Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei.
Photo by Wang Shih-Yuan. Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei.
2024 The Dual Double-Channel
HONG Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
Photo by Chu Chi-Hung.
Photo by Chu Chi-Hung.
Photo by Chu Chi-Hung.
Credits
Writer, Director, Art Designer, Editor: LIN Pei-Yao
Performers: Wei Peng, Aihsuan Chou
Cinematography: KO LAIHE
Shooting Assistant: Yun-Rung Chu
On-Site and Post-Production Sound Recording: Justin Lin
Sound Design: Yuchin Chen
Audiovisual System Integration: Yuchin Chen
Rehearsal Footage: Yun-Rung Chu