A bagatelle of objects I: If I could talk about it in other ways, I would
by Alain Chiu
A bagatelle of objects I: If I could talk about it in other ways, I would is a sound installation created for specific objects about our displacement. “Displacement” refers to the separation of a subject from the object(s); separation of time from space; separation of one space from another; separation of reality and fiction; separation of sense from sensibility.
These lonely objects are left in situ, making sounds of their own accord in seemingly erratic sequences. This duality/separation becomes a false proposition when they melt into an entangled mess of a soundscape, however separated.
ALAIN CHIU
Composer and sound artist Alain Chiu’s body of work sits firmly at the juncture of contemporary music, sound art, and multimedia art. It ranges from traditional music, sound installations, experimental musical theatre, to virtual reality videos and video installations.
Alain Chiu has created commission works for West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Sotheby’s Hong Kong. Chiu’s music has been performed at Hong Kong Arts Festival, WKCDA Freespace Festival, Hong Kong Week in Taipei, Jumping Frames Italy Tour, and Cannes Film Festival.
Chiu is the founder of the Trilateral Lab, an experimental performance collective. The Lab is dedicated to challenging the existing form and structure of performing arts. It also aims at incorporating new technologies as a way to stimulate and cultivate new ideas. The Lab’s engagements include Never Seen, Collecting Sounds, a public sound installation; the Space-time Capsule of Ma Wan Village, an experiential exhibition; and According to the Order of Time, a 180-degree video installation.
