Double-Channel II: “Listen (to me).”

Double-channel video, three-channel audio installation
08’37”

When we try to understand others, we can only empathize and imagine what others think or feel. So, does this process of putting “ourselves” in others’ shoes make others part of ourselves? When thinking about the self, we engage in the act of othering. Does this mean that the self is, in a way, an other?

We see others through ourselves and ourselves through others.

This work starts with one performer whispering a monologue. When the second performer joins, they reenact the first performer’s act together, creating an impression of mirroring each other’s solo performance. The work delves into different facets of self-awareness, such as what others might represent in our imagination, what we might appear in others’  imagination, and the image of “myself” that we envision.

2024 Rehearsal for Re-her-sal: Preview

Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
Oct 19 - Dec 15
Curator | Yen Chun-Lin
Artists｜Chao Man-Chun, Cheng Shih-Yung, Genn Lau, Li Shiou-Fen, Lin Pei-Yao

Openning Performance
Oct 18

2024 The Dual Double-Channel

HONG Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan

Credits

Director｜LIN Pei-Yao
Performers｜Wei Peng, Aihsuan Chou
Cinematography｜KO LAIHE
Art Design｜LIN Pei-Yao
Shooting Assistant｜Yun-Rung Chu
On-Site and Post-Production Sound Recording｜Justin Lin
Video Editing & Post-Production｜LIN Pei-Yao
Sound Design｜Yuchin Chen
Audio-Visual Software & Hardware Integration｜Yuchin Chen
Rehearsal Footage｜Yun-Rung Chu

Image Credits

Photo by Wang Shih-Yuan. Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei. Photo by Chu Chi-Hung.