Two-Coloured Flower Tree

Using the ‘two-coloured flower tree’ near my campus as a starting point, I gathered conversations with people I know. I printed the dialogues out on papers, cut them into pieces and put them in a bottle. My friend and I drew strips randomly and read them out to create new conversations. I filmed things I found related and made a film and sound installation out of it. The film plays on an old TV monitor while the audios play in two-channels through two stereos underneath two seats. When two people sit on those chairs, they would feel the voices come from underneath themselves or from the other person’s direction. The audience could choose whether to immerse themselves into the conversations or to stand by and observe. New conversations could therefore take place.

用校园附近的一棵双色花树做为聊天的开端，我收集了一系列和朋友们的对话，这些对话充满了随机的个人经验与感受。我把这些字句打印出来剪成纸条，全放在瓶子里，和一位朋友一人抽出来一条朗读，通过表演形成新的对话，并录制下来。我拍摄了一些和对话相关的意象，将这些图像和重组的对话朗读结合成一个音频和视频装置。整个装置设有一个老式电视显示器和两个置于音箱上的座位，左右声道交替发声进行对话，让观众产生一种声音是从自己身体里发出的错觉。观众可以选择坐在座椅上浸入式参与到对话中，也可以站在外围观察，借机产生新的对话。