Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh
Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh
Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh
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Hoyun Son<br />
unspoken_boston_siggraph (unspoken_series)<br />
Site-specific interactive public performance<br />
ARTIST STATEMENT<br />
This performance piece includes three municipal safety vests<br />
embedded with 840 red and green lEDs in each to show 24<br />
characters per vest. The lEDs are the kind that are generally used<br />
to display information in public spaces: crosswalk signals, commuter<br />
information, and consumer advertising.<br />
The messages on the front and back of the vests relate to the psychology<br />
of the individual within a specific public space. They are the<br />
secret thoughts that we urgently hide in public. Instead of expressing<br />
those inner thoughts, it is common for people to avoid eye contact<br />
and other forms of communication when in close proximity to<br />
others. People focus on public information or advertising rather<br />
than connecting with other people.<br />
In an earlier version of this work, vests were worn by three individuals<br />
who rode an evening commuter train in Chicago. The vests said:<br />
“I want to fart ... make me happy.” “Took my seat ... I am not happy!”<br />
“look you are trapped ... are you happy?”<br />
In this version, I changed two of the messages to reflect thoughts<br />
that attendees might type into a computer inquiry during SIGGRAPH<br />
2006: “Took my idea ... I am not happy!” “This is crap ... Are you<br />
happy?”<br />
CONTACT<br />
Electronic Art and Animation Catalog Art Gallery Electronically Mediated Performances<br />
Hoyun Son<br />
School of the Art Institute of Chicaog<br />
1230 North Marion Court, #1F<br />
Chicago, Illinois 60622-3163 USA<br />
hoyunson@gmail.com<br />
www.hoyunson.com<br />
TECHNICAl STATEMENT<br />
There is a “flow” to Hoyun Son’s materials. There is no hi-tech or lo-tech<br />
to her constructions. They channel a desire to create. Instead of<br />
merely creating function, they question function. Hoyun Son uses her<br />
hands to crochet circuits into the vests, or to stencil words on vests.<br />
Technology is politicized and contextualized within time. Crocheting<br />
was considered technology centuries ago upon invention, and circuits<br />
are currently technology as well, but landline phones are slowly<br />
becoming antiquated. Hoyun Son combines different ages within the<br />
material to create and overturn notions of time and function, which<br />
channels the energy of creativity and, in a sense, creates spontaneity<br />
of unification.
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