Installation at Hexiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Faux fur, hacked YouTube music, wood, speakers, LED lights, Dimensions Variable
September 15-November 15, 2018
In the fast-paced Internet era where information can be easily searched on computers, The Furry Concert Hall provides a quiet, warm, and protected music lounge for the audience to experience and interact with the work. Furry plush beds as well as moving LED lights are installed inside. Viewers are invited to enter and listen to different pieces of relaxing music from YouTube that is hacked (commissioned to exhibit in China) and played. When positioned in the center of the space, the audience can only hear one kind of synthesized sound. The work symbolizes extreme comfort while also representing the mandatory protection in China that disables usage of the Internet and bans users from many search engines, including Google and Facebook. At the same time, the idea that users have freedom to search for redundant information, data, voice, and multimedia content across the globe is taken for granted. The room invites the audience to relax, meditate, and reflect on issues of freedom and censorship.
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