HUNG Tzu-Ni
Obtuse Angle
- 2020, aluminum, electronic materials
- Dimensions varieble.
- Courtesy of the artist.
Curatorial Perspective
Obtuse Angle is a series of light and sound installations. Three different phases are developed using three rays of direct light and sounds emitted in opposite directions, with restarting of operations within the circumference of the space. This progresses to reactions of light and sound to the spaces in which the works are located, indirectly influencing image formation and sound generation in surrounding exhibition areas. Hung Tzu-Ni uses the irregularly lost space leading to the third floor of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts – stairway railings and corridor – as the foundation for thinking about spatially-restricted works. Obtuse Angle installations are placed in selected lost spaces on staircase landings, enabling sound and structured light to reflect and interact.
Creation Description
Obtuse Angle is a series of light and sound installations. Three different phases are developed using three rays of direct light and sounds emitted in opposite directions, with restarting of operations within the circumference of the space. This progresses to reactions of light and sound to the spaces in which the works are located, indirectly influencing image formation and sound generation in surrounding exhibition areas. Hung Tzu-Ni uses the lost spaces leading to the third floor of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts – stairway railings and corridor – as the foundation for thinking about spatially-restricted works. Obtuse Angle installations are placed in selected and lost spaces on staircase landings, enabling sound and structured light to reflect and interact.
Work
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Obtuse Angle2020, aluminum, electronic materials, dimensions varieble. Courtesy of the artist.
Artist Bio
Hung Tzu-Ni takes interest in constructing and embodying the elements of her artworks in a specific space, in an attempt to explore the boundary practices of audio/video works in the context of site-specific production. Employing mainly light refraction and spatial integration, she examines how the surface structure of light physically comprehends an image, and how the visual of the artwork responds to the actual space and interacts with the auditory elements, thus exploring the interrelationship between light, sound and spatial formation. She is actively involved in the experimental sound scene in Asia and, in recent years, has collaborated with visual artists and theater groups around the world, including Li Yi-fan's Kaohsiung Awards-winning art work Important_message.mp4 and has been demonstrating sound design and film scoring since 2018. She is currently a regular host of a bi-monthly radio programme on Hong Kong Community Radio (HKCR). Selected recent exhibitions include “Offline Reality” (2022, Frees Art Space), “Dwell in Light” (2021, Treasure Hill Light Festival), “Echoic memory” (2021 Sound Art Festival -Taitung Art Museum, Taitung) as artist in residence and “HOMING-Solo Exhibition” (2020, CCC Visual Art Center, San Francisco).