Accordion Face (2013)

Concept One of my interests is repurposing familiar objects such as toys (block toys, classic children’s books) or musical instruments (piano, xylophone, accordion) that I grew up playing with. By assigning different roles to these familiar items, I want to recreate the mesmerizing moment that we all had as kids when focused on the activity of…

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Piano: Face Jumble (2013)

Concept Play music. Jumble face. This piece started as a sequel to Face Book with a Hole where I borrowed the idea of a die-cut book that connects a page to the next via a hole on a page. I intended to convey the connection between human emotions by creating connected faces in the book.…

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How is it going for Dummies (Remastered!) (2012)

Concept “How is it going for Dummies” is a fake-tutorial video originally made as a part of Alien Song project in 2003. This old video was remastered for an installation “How is it going for Dummies (Remastered! 2012 Edition)” in 2012. The installation was conceptualized for “That Object is a Work of Art” exhibition, a…

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Weather / Neighborhood Project (2010)

Description After participating in the HOOSAC RIVER LIGHTS IIa Festival, I grew interested in projecting images on various natural environment. Depending on the location and the given weather, interesting visual effect can be created. Cloudy sky can be very interesting canvas, as can the ever changing falling snow. Here are some experiments on a snowy…

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Mermaid Octopus and Fish (2009-2010)

Description Mermaid Octopus and Fish is a multi screen video piece that is projected onto the water and concrete wall of a river. It is made for the HOOSAC RIVER LIGHTS IIa in North Adams, MA. We participated in the same festival in 2008 and created a mural of wishing lights, which turned on with…

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Zig Zag Muzig Block (2004-2006)

Elevator pitch Zig Zag Muzig Block (ZZMB) is a three-block-structured interactive visual music toy. In this work, blocks work as the sound controller as well as the visual container. This upgraded version of the analogue mix-and-match character toy, ZZMB allows users to compose a new character’s moving image by twisting the blocks in order to…

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Choir Xylophone (2003)

Elevator pitch Choir Xylophone is an interactive musical toy that uses a singer’s visual image and sound to represent the different notes of the instrument. Each note is paired with its own unique icon. Interactivity to the video and sound Editing is often the most interesting and thrilling part of my video making process because…

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