TSENG Wei-Hao｜Centre d'Art - Marnay Art Centre (CAMAC) （Permanently closed）

Location	France / Marnay-sur-Seine
Residency	Centre d'Art - Marnay Art Centre (CAMAC) （Permanently closed）
Year of the Grant	2006
Work	Speaker Tree during Open Studio
Personal Website	TSENG Wei-Hao's Personal Website

TSENG Wei-Hao was born in Tainan, 1977 with B.A. in Dept of Sculptures, National Taiwan University of Arts (1999) and MFA of Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts, Tainan National University of the Arts (2004). He lives and works in Taipei. His early work focused dynamic sculptures with the material of magnets. He is interested in the invisible existence of magnetic physical phenomena. Afterwards, he turns his emphasis on the sound to explore the possibilities of making invisible energy to visible or hearable. The main perspective in his work is to seeking for the prime value and originality.

Artist Statement:

I often include the concept of ‘communication-freedom’ in my artist statements. Interactivity is the key element in my work. Through ways that are simple, basic, and accessible, I hope to locate people’s true emotions in a controlled, standardized environment. I have always used sound as a component in my work. I hope to present the supposed invisible sound and emotion as something that is actually visible and can be directly felt.

CAMAC[J1] opens its doors to artists from all fields. There was a conglomeration of artists spanning a variety of disciplines: painters, musicians, illustrators, novelists, media artists, sculptors, performance artists, and photographers. The wealth of conversations we had was invaluable to my experience.

The most unique part of the residency was the shared meals. CAMAC prepared delicious and authentic dinners for the resident artists. Each meal consisted of an appetizer, main course, and dessert. Artists from all parts of the world (France, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Brazil, Australia, Columbia, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia) were able to share their thoughts and chat around the dining table. Different ways of thinking were circulated in this way. I tried to collaborate with musicians and performance artists after I became inspired by our talk at dinner. The collaboration process was very interesting – with processes of trial-and–error, as well as experimentation. I gained a lot from our discussions, and I developed new artistic inspiration.