Subbing The Subbing
2016 Made in Bangkok, Thailand
Work format: Video installation (Dimension variable)
Materials: 2 TVs
Introduction:
In Spain, there is a town inhabited by people with the surname Japón, which means Japan in Spanish.
400 years ago a group of Samurai traveled to Europe for some missions.
During their journey, Christianity was prohibited in Japan and some of the Samurais decided to remain to live in Spain to live as Christian. Those named Japón in the Spanish town today are regarded as possible descendants of the Samurai from history.
The work EL JAPONÉS aligns the artist himself as a “Japanese person who just came from Japan” and Mrs. Japón as a “descendant of historically the first migrant from Japan”.
The dialog itself looks like a simple praise of communication but the two juxtaposed "Japanese" people imply and ask different notions such as "nationality", "race" and "immigrant integration".
Special thanks: Mr. and Ms. Japóns whom I met in Coria del Rio
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2022 at Doubutsuen-mae Shopping street, Osaka, Japan / 动物园前商店街(大阪)/ 動物園前商店街(大阪)
Work format: Performance recorded with iphone screen recording / 苹果手机录屏 / iphone画面録画
Materials: tarpaulin / 防水布 / ターポリン(2000 x 3000 mm / 1750 x 1500 mm) , any monitor / 电视监视器 /モニター
李火旺在日治時期的臺灣出生。他在仍是小孩時,就成為一個富有日本家庭裡的長工。在這日本家庭裡有個女兒,李火旺和她兩情相悅。
但是他們門不當戶不對,在日治時期結束時,他的初戀舉家遷回日本。從那之後,他便成為農夫。而他隱藏起真實情感,甚至對自己也一樣。
有一天,他發現有個「世界格鬥大賽」即將要舉行。他夢想如果他贏得這個國際比賽,那位和他之間有著無數回憶的初戀,就會在電視上看到他。
角色名字:李火旺 / 正男
年齡:70s
性別:男
Huo-Wang Li was born in the period during which the Japanese government still managed Taiwan. He became a long-term servant in a rich Japanese family when he was still a child. There was a daughter in that family, and Huo-Wang Li and her liked each other.
But their society identities were totally unmatched. When the Japanese government ended their management in Taiwan, the whole family of Huo-Wang’s first lover moved back to Japan. Since then he became a farmer and has been hiding his true emotion even to himself.
One day he found out that there was a World Fighting Tournament which was taking place soon. He dreamt that his first lover, whom he has countless memories with, would find him on TV if he would win the game of this international tournament.
Name of the character: Huo-Wang Li / Masao
Age: 70s
Gender: male