Back and Forth, 2023
Dblspce Residency: Exercise of Putting on
Mixed Media:
Used objects donated by the interviewees in the Peninsula Shopping Center (batik shirt, life jacket, fishing rod, guitar strings), jumpsuit, hanger rack.
Back and forth
Participants A&B
They weren't trying to put pressure on each other and were having fun with leisurely strolls and gentle motions. They turned and met in the middle, shook hands, and moved around to take in the surroundings.
Participants C&D
A naughty group of two started an adventurous movement after they got bored with the confrontation; they embarked on a catch-up game, and one moved the installation gradually to the exit while the other went with the flow and stepped out of the door, waving to nobody.
Participants E&F
Initially, the innocent participants were overwhelmed; however, when they made a fearless move, it may have caused subsequent anxiety, which stopped them immediately. In search of safety and comfort, they frequently travel toward one another.
Participants G&H
By standing on the hanging rack, one participant gave up any opportunity to impose strength on the other; later, they embarked on moving forward relatively in their direction with ‘appropriate’ speed and force. They high-fived at the meeting point after they turned their steering wheel; afterwards, they performed a passing game by supporting each other and pulling and pushing the rack to help the other reach the object.
Participants I&J
After a thorough pre-analysis of the material, one of the participants stepped out with sufficient confidence in the tolerance of the guitar string; the dominant party bent the fishing rod without being sensitive enough to feel the tension and later started to experiment with the curve by bending the knees to touch the ground while the other participant stayed bored and rolled the body up in the end.
Participants K&L
Between these two, good communication was sparked through observations and predictions; Participant K locked her eyes at L throughout all time while L was trying to avoid eye attachment. After a few back-and-forths and diagonal paths, L interacted with the installation and the wall. Lastly, they wrapped the guitar string around the bodies individually, with K first initiating the action.
Participants M&N
Both of them unintentionally imposed excessive strength on the other. When one of the participants was in motion, the hanging rack was almost dragged to falling, and it was no longer fixed on the ground as the circulations being aroused with the participants rotated about three rounds.
Participants O&P
They are respectful to each other but fearless to add on strength. The trajectory of the moves is straight lines aligned with the fishing rod; they took turns to show their impulses, not aggressively, causing the hanging rack to dangle by.