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
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某某是臺灣山裡一個原住民部落的頭目，他保護著部落的傳統文化和遺產。
為了啟發他的兒子，以及向世界大聲呼告，瀕臨滅絕的傳統文化的價值與尊嚴，他決定參加 世界格鬥大賽。
角色名字：未知(unknown)
年齡：40
性別：男
As the chief of an indigenous tribe living in a mountain of Taiwan, he protects the tribe's traditional culture and heritage.
He decided to participate in The World Fighting Tournament to inspire his son and shout about the value and dignity of the endangered traditional culture to the world.
Name of the character: -
Age: 40
Gender: male