I want to talk:1956 (Video Installation 2010)

This video project integrates an half image of Chairman Mao, who is the first Chair of People’s Republic of China, with his speech to responsible cadres of the National Association of Music Workers and some other comrades which held in Beijing at 24 August 1956.As the text of Mao’s speech could be translated by the artist into other languages, audience are able to have living experience.

through the screen seeing the most important man in China say his words of significance in English. Through animation of the still image, artist investigates in what extend consciousness of human being could be manipulated in a pro human era where a multitude of advanced media and technologies can radically shape and filter an original event or experience.

I want to talk: 1956 (2010)
Video Installation 15 minutes
Digital painting and animation. color, sound.

I want to talk: 1961 VS 2009 (2009-2010)
Two video Installation 16 minutes
Digital painting, animation and recorded 1961 inauguration by JFK and 2009 inauguration by Obama.

In the video installation, I applied the technology cyber-system to manipulate the still images and painting of political leaders, such as John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama and Mao Zedong, in an animated way and enable them to show vivid, strange facial expressions as

classical political speeches are played with. The video were screening at Television or projected on the wall or the landmark and historic buildings, broke through the traditional communication form of paintings, installations and images and created a new, dynamic, and impressive context for the audience to better experience the powerful meaning of speeches and better reflect the current

I want to talk: 1956 (Video Installation view )

social issues through historical recollection.


(Video is available upon request)