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
志明生在工程師家庭,在新竹長大,接著為了符合父母從他幼時對他的期待,成了一個工程師。
都市人志明有毫無特色的外型,又順從地一步步成為一個工程師。有時他覺得自己好像一個機器人。
由於他對家庭、社會、公司的順從,他壓抑自我,絲毫不顯露他想要成就或想要表達的自我意志。這轉而成為逃避現實。他幻想人生可以成為現況以外的任何樣子,而這折射出來的內心欲望,就是把自己比為他童年時喜歡的動畫角色。
在工程師工作期間,他開始創造一個類似卡片遊戲的武器,並且測試他的技巧,得知有了它以後,他可以變得多強大。接著他決定參加世界格鬥大賽,去成為他真正想要成為的人。
角色名字:志明
年齡:28
性別:男
Growing up in Hsin-Chu, Chih-Ming came from a family of engineers and became one himself in accordance with his parents' wishes since he was a small child.
A city dweller, Chih-Ming had an impersonal appearance and obediently carried out his work as an engineer. Sometimes he felt like a robot himself.
In his obedience to his family, society, and the company, he suppressed himself without reflecting his own will of who he wanted to be and what he wanted to express. This turned into escapism. His dream life where he could be something other than what he was became a refracted desire that made him juxtapose himself with his childhood favorite anime characters.
While working as an engineer, he began to create a weapon that resembles a card game, and to test his skills and know how strong he can be with it, he decided to participate in The World Fighting Tournament in order to become the person he really wants to be.
Name of the character: Chih-Ming
Age: 28
Gender: male