Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that’d be at home in the deep sea
Ши Цзе Хуан: Инсталляции словно со дна морского
Shih Chieh Huang doesn’t make art that’s meant to be admired from afar. He dissects and disassembles the detritus of our lives—household appliances, lights, computer parts, toys—and transforms them into surreal experiences. Full bio
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которые я здесь нахожу,
мне нравилось разбирать на части
моего брата, пока его не было дома.
полиэтиленовые пакеты
которые я мог найти в магазине
через пластиковые трубки с водой —
циркуляционная система,
и любоваться.
как они выглядят,
они доступны по цене.
that work with body parts.
работающие при помощи человека.
обмотал вокруг талии,
бытовую технику.
я использовал велосипедные шлемы,
people to wear the helmet
отдельное устройство.
of another piece being made.
где собирается другое устройство.
каждые два-три года
естественной истории,
морскими организмами.
way they look, the way they feel.
то, как они выглядят и какие они на ощупь.
как они используют свет
work in many different ways,
работать по-разному,
я могу придумать.
together and see what happens.
что из этого выйдет.
743 квадратных метров
and some resting on the floor.
а другие расположены на полу.
как простые вещи
волшебное и удивительное.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shih Chieh Huang - ArtistShih Chieh Huang doesn’t make art that’s meant to be admired from afar. He dissects and disassembles the detritus of our lives—household appliances, lights, computer parts, toys—and transforms them into surreal experiences.
Why you should listen
Shih Chieh Huang has one goal with his art: to create experiences for people to explore. He finds inspiration for his work from some highly unusual sources: a bioluminescent fish, a garbage bag, even his belly button.
A TED Fellow, Shih Chieh Huang grew up in Taiwan, where he enjoyed discovering strange objects in his local night market. He developed a passion for taking apart everyday objects and transforming them into something new. These experiences—as well as a fellowship at the Smithsonian Institute studying bioluminescent organisms—deeply inform his work.
Shih Chieh Huang has created a helmet that records the movement of the eye, and then uses the blinks to turn on and off a nightlight. He’s also used similar mechanisms to send glowing water pumping through tubes. His most recent work, however, takes plastic bottles, garbage bags and other everyday items and transforms them into gigantic sculptures that move and light up—as if they were actual sea creatures.
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