"Make A Sound In The East" (出其不意)
// BLURB //
Under the veil of twilight, where whispers met the crescent moon, a sound stirred in the east. It was soft, alluring, the kind of noise that draws attention without ever demanding it. Eyes turned, curiosity piqued; and yet, while unnoticed, in the west, silence moved with purpose. It wasn’t the echo in the east that mattered, but the quiet that crept behind it—a stillness so profound, it swayed the balance of everything.
Under the veil of twilight, where whispers met the crescent moon, a sound stirred in the east. It was soft, alluring, the kind of noise that draws attention without ever demanding it. Eyes turned, curiosity piqued; and yet, while unnoticed, in the west, silence moved with purpose. It wasn’t the echo in the east that mattered, but the quiet that crept behind it—a stillness so profound, it swayed the balance of everything.
This was the essence of “The 36 Stratagems of Beauty” (三十六计), a classical Chinese text that outlines a series of tactics and strategies where allure deceives and misdirects. In the game of illusions, what you hear is never where the truth lies. A glance, a distraction, a brush of air—just enough to mask what slips through unnoticed, turning the ordinary into something much more dangerous. Power resides not in what is seen or heard, but in what is missed, what is left hidden beneath the surface of intention.
The true strike, the one that shifts fate, comes from the unseen. Like a swing suspended in delicate motion, it moves with a quiet rhythm—back and forth, softening perception into quiet submission. But just as the swing reaches its highest arc, a sudden change in momentum pulls you back, leaving you breathless, unaware of the turn that has already sealed your fate.
EDITION, MEDIA, SIZE & WEIGHT
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2024
RGB LED display, Chinese ink on Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
102(W)×102(H)×5.5(D) cm // 36.4 kg
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
117(W)×117(H)×20(D) cm // 68 kg
EXPOSURE
“Cyberfeminity” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Yang Suer 杨素儿 (performance) • Shengqiu Li 李生秋 (calligraphy) • Helen Chen 陈韵涵 (art direction) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2024
RGB LED display, Chinese ink on Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
102(W)×102(H)×5.5(D) cm // 36.4 kg
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
117(W)×117(H)×20(D) cm // 68 kg
EXPOSURE
“Cyberfeminity” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Yang Suer 杨素儿 (performance) • Shengqiu Li 李生秋 (calligraphy) • Helen Chen 陈韵涵 (art direction) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
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