Bā Shé
她吞噬大象,之後成為了一座山丘
site-specific installation, interactive technology, and long durational performance
現地裝置、互動科技、長時間表演,
2022

Bā Shé is a commission work for the Children's Art Education Center of Taipei Fine Arts Museum. This project departs from the mythological stories from various cultures, where snakes are sometimes seen as demons and deities to whom humans offer sacrifices, and at other times, they are the victims of human’s greed and desires.

For the development of the multi-layered stories, the artist have incorporated elements from the traditional folk cultures of Taiwanese indigenous people, mainland China, and Korea into three snake stories.

In the exhibition space, the performers’ physical movement triggers sensors which activates narration of the three parallel and interconnected snake stories.

At the center of the theater stage is a site-specific installation that depicts scenes from the stories, such as the giant snake’s body, the snake’s skin, the villagers being devoured by the snake, and treasures inside the snake's belly.

Several detectors are hidden above the audience seating area. Special sound elements such as the traditional Chinese bells, gongs, and drums are added to the stories depending on the location where the audience is seated.

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