Stranded

Stranded is a piece of the art series that treats “thread” as the theme. It turns the threads into the medium for the bilateral transmission of energy between their two ends. Stationary waves rise because the energy transmitted from the two ends bounce off or interfere with each other. Different from most patterns of energy transmission, this work visualizes the energy trapped between the two ends of these threads that produce optical illusion by high-frequent vibration. In other words, this work visualizes the invisible energy transmission, evoking the viewers’ associations and imaginations of materials, sentiments, and life experiences.

The function and accessibility of software and hardware are greatly improved in the course of technological media development, which prompts us to rethink and redefine the distance and interaction among human beings and between humans and objects. This work faithfully expresses the fractures, struggles and loneliness that arise amidst ideal and reality out of the hindered message transmission within today’s communications media and interaction patterns.