text by Chen Hui-Chiao
Throughout the entire year, the Milky Way is the brightest during winter nights, with every star shining brightly in the night sky. In the spiritual state of the soul, light symbolizes the course of spiritual consciousness. In the vast universe, everyone has a star of their own; we have all witnessed the interstellar operations before becoming flesh and blood. The blue planet, the eternal companion; it reminded us of everything we have left behind and what awaits when we return.
The Winter Triangle is a huge formation stretching across the galaxy made up of the primary stars, Sirius from the constellation Canis Major (a CMa), Procyon from the constellation Canis Minor (a CMi) and Betelgeuse from the constellation Orion (a Ori). These three stars are located on the equator of the celestial sphere and can be seen all over the world.
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. It was used by ancient Egyptians to predict when the Nile would be flooding, and the solar calendar was derived from the observation of Sirius. Sopdet is the deified form of Sirius and is associated with Isis, the ancient Egyptian goddess of healing. Isis is seen as the goddess of life and reincarnation; she is the guardian of the dead, protecting the spirit, nature and magic. Legends have it that Procyon is one of the pillars supporting the sky and symbolizes a brave priestess. Betelgeuse is a red star that has received attention since ancient times; its origin is associated with the god of war, and is also known as the military star.
The bed is a resting place where dreams,love and lust, life and death take place. I have woven vast scenes of endless clear skies and blue oceans to symbolize soaring jets. On the floor, the work is installed according to the constellation of Canis Major. In addition to the primary star Sirius, the Canis Major is composed of the asterism known as Junshilliterally meaning "market for soldiers" in Chinese), which has the meaning of protection and communication.
Clouds, spheres, birds and the sea; at this moment, the celestial body distant in the sky emerges from the present consciousness, and overlaps with the consciousness that traverses through time and space - form and sound are both present. The silent atmosphere, ancient as it can be... We are no longer human beings in nature; we are all cybernetic people monitored by satellites. Nature has slowly and gradually abandoned us. The dream of flying ends here, in the military base.
November 11, 2018 is the 100*h anniversary of the end of World War
1. Even so, the blooming poppies of Vlaanderen (Flanders) will once again color the sky red, and the skylarks still continue singing and spreading its wings in the blue sky.
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Re-Base: When Experiments Become Attitude
Curator by Wang Jun-Jieh
Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab
2018.11.9-2019.01.27
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