American Dream
美國夢


2018
2 channels video projection , 15’09”
雙頻道影像

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Beginning with texts that document and profile the daily life of New York, I decided to invite a magician and a storyteller to collaborate on a performance as a metaphor for the city. This collaboration suggests that people in New York continuously watch as it transforms through a mesmerizing array of magical tricks and stories, aware that what they see may not be real, yet willingly captivated by the beautiful illusions and the joy that unfolds before their eyes.

從紐約日常所記錄、側寫城市的文本為起始，我決定邀請了魔術師及說書人共同合作演出，作為對紐約的隱喻。暗示著人們身處這座城市中，不斷地注視著它藉由不同的敘事變幻出眼花撩亂的魔術招式與各種故事，即使明知當下所見並非真實，卻仍心甘情願地享受這座城市於眼前鋪展開的美麗話術，以及當下伴隨的歡愉。