2020

Video with stereo sound (composition for brass ensemble, 35 mins), graphical scores (color pencil and soft pastel on plywood, color pencil on acrylic, digital print on fabric), repurposed found objects, soft pastel on 3d printed PLA

Commissioned by CLAB, Taipei

”In this composition, the artist experiments with the idea of a music that is time-/place-/and people-specific. The specific conditions for this composition are as follows: composed for an ensemble of military veterans from Taiwan, (_____ some other qualities to be determined through exchanges), at a former air force base, to be performed at the beginning of the nautical twilight. The composition may not be performed again outside of these specific conditions.

This composition is the first in a new series performance by the artist that explores notions of freedom and agency, and is accompanied by an essay titled Graphic scores, imagination, freedom, agency, and the limits of _____ (One exercise in meaning making with thinking-forms).”

Musical composition, installation, video
Samson Young

Brass ensemble
Liu Chih-Chieh, Lu Wei-Chen, Cho Huang Ta-Yu, Cha Hsiu-Chi, Yang Chen-An, Wang Yih-Cheng, Lin Tze-Hsiang, Meng Cheng-Wei, Chen Yen-Chieh, Hardy Wu, Shen Yu-Hsuan, Chen Shao-Yung, Chang Chia-Hao, Pan Chiang, Yu Tsung-Jung, Band Yu, Yen Ting

Conductor
LIU Chih-Chieh

3D Printing Technician
Andrew Crowe @ Metaobjects

Artist Assistants
Vvzela KOOK, Joyce WONG

Stage Manager
LAI Liang-Chia

Assistant Stage Manager
JANG Ko-Shin

Musician Management
SU Ching-Han

Lighting Technician
Sobright Lighting Ltd.

Audio Recording
Giant Audio Co., Ltd.

Video Recording
LAI Qian-Hui, LIU Zhe-Jun, LIN Shao-Xuan, ZHANG Wei-Sheng

Executive Producer
LIU Yu-Ling

Photo credit: Terry Lin Photography