Artists
Photo Credit: NIU Chun-Chiang
Wu Hsing-ya
Wu Hsing-ya
| Location | France / Paris |
|---|---|
| Residency | Cité Internationale des Arts |
| Year of the Grant | 2021 |
| Work | COLOR |
| Personal Website | Wu Hsing-ya's Personal Website |
Artist Statement:
"The core of man’s spirit comes from new experiences." – The quote from "Into the Wild" represents my motivation for this residency. Island creators, with an inward search, venture outward. They weave new maps through art and culture, erasing geographical boundaries. Starting with Pacific winds, they send the wishes of small islands to distant lands.
My residency plan was carried out as follows:
1. The movement development alternated between abstract and concrete concepts, such as expressions of abstract emotions and analyses of body, texture, shape, and space.
2. Combined objects such as balloons and pigments with body painting and physical movements and rehearsed outdoors.
3. Designed the dance’s structure and phrases and outlined its flow and transitions, including deconstructing and building up the work, using reverse and chronological orders, and applying accumulation and repetition.
4. Scheduled at least 50 hours of rehearsals each month.
5. Worked with fellow artists such as Miri Hamada and Frank White to rehearse dance and discuss concepts. Invited other resident artists from time to time to watch rehearsals and provide feedback and comments.
The results include:
1. A trailer for Les Grandes Femme – Isadora Duncan. This is a piece that I orchestrated with German artist Anette C. Halm at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, as a tribute to all the great women in their battles against old customs.
2. The untitled dance videos created together with South Korean artist Jouur Youjoo Kim at the Louvre Museum, Tuileries Garden, and Arc de Triomphe in Paris. These experimental artworks express the flow environments, spaces, and crowds through dance.
3. Dance photography in collaboration with Macedonian artist Jana Lulovska.
4. COLOR, a dance piece performed at the center’s outdoor square, which expressed my reactions to the cultural clash between East and West. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Formosa Island, the dance itself suggests cultural diversity.
Finally, I recommend fine-tuning your personal style to strengthen the first impression, since people get to know you through your outlook before exploring your depth and work.
Author: Wu Hsing-ya
Edited: Brix