We seem to be overlapping. Sometimes wondering how it feels for my mother seeing her shadow in me.
In the video, the impression of mother is described from a third person, the grandmother. The mother and daughter of the previous generation and that of the modern reflect each other. Based on vague impression, grandma measures the difference between the two, mistaking the appearance of the daughter and the grandson. The face in that photo didn't exist in a particular place in the timeline, it was the mother’s ,grandmother's, family's, prior to her own soul.
The relationship between mother and child not only shares the bloodline, but also reflects historical context, growth experiences and family backgrounds. The youthful appearance of the mother is reinterpreted with the identification of the child, using the photos as a medium to reenact the past. The child plays the role of inheritance, imitating, internalizing, reconstructing.Using 3D modeling digital technology to reconstruct the past scenes, giving the viewer an additional illusory guidance toward time awareness.
｜Artist｜
Yu Ting Tsai,
( b.1999, Taipei, Taiwan ) is an artist who lives and works in Taipei.
The vocabulary words used in the work consists of various fields of knowledge, such as nature, technology, and history to construct a multi-perspective viewing. The mediums include installations, videos, and photographs. The core of the work stems from life experiences, exploring and identifying self, spirits, places, and histories.
The individual is viewed from a topological perspective, and the ideas are generated by navigating through different systems and coordinates to interweave a common location in points. Through different processes, the purposes are to view how these experiences have impacts on the individual and shape multiple subjectivities.
｜Information｜
Title: Maternal bond
Medium: Single-Channel Video、Performance、Mixed Media、Photography
Dimensions: 4k，13’50’’
Creation Year: 2023
｜Exhibition history｜
－Solo
2024《 Yu Ting Tsai Solo Exhibition - Seeking for Absent Forms in Forests 》, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
－Group
2025《 Art Is 》，CICA Museum，Gimpo-si，South Korea
2024《 Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition 》, Taichung City Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
2024《 TW Art Book Lab 》, NUNU FINE ART, New York, U.S.A.
2024《 Festival PROYECTOR 2024 》, Sala Equis, Madrid, Spain
2024《 Proyector Vertical 25 》, Quinta del Sordo, Madrid, Spain
2024《 ART FORMOSA - The Slightly Disguised Photosensitive Element 》, Eslite Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
2024《 Art King Boat Festival 》, Bopiliao Historic Block, Taipei, Taiwan
2024《 Taiwan Emerging Art Awards 》, Taichung City Seaport Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
2024《 Isle So Lution Exhibition 》, Two venues ( NCCU ) ( Taipei Island ), Taipei, Taiwan
2024《 TAIWAN ANNUAL x Art Future 》, Grand Hyatt Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2023《 Future Vision Lab 》, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
2023《 Taitung Art Exhibition 》, Taitung Art and Culture Center, Taitung, Taiwan
2023《 Photography Exhibition Mao 》, Reunion Space, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2023《 Make Sense Exhibition 》, Underground Experimental Field, Taipei, Taiwan
2023《 28th NTUArtFest 《Reviver》》, NTU, Taipei, Taiwan
－Screening
2024《 GuLing Street Books & Creative Bazaar_Video Art Guerrilla 》, GuLing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
2024《 Rencontres Internationales Paris / Berlin Nouveau Cinéma et Art Contemporain 》, Video Library, Paris, France
2024《 1st Annual Vertical Vision International Film Festival (VVIFF) 》, GRW Theatre, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
2024《 Khontemporary Outdoor Screening 》, Khontemporary, Khon Kaen, Thailand
2024《 Baannoorg AIR Open Studio "Open AIR Screening" 》, Nongpho Night Market, Bangkok, Thailand
2024《 Fu De Temple House - Video Art Guerrilla Zhuwei Screening Project 》, Fu De Temple, Taipei, Taiwan
2024《 Video Art Guerrilla - Shalun Beach Screening Project 》, Shalun Beach, Taipei, Taiwan
｜Awards｜
2025《 Taoyuan International Art Award 》
2024《 Taiwan Emerging Art Awards 》
2024《 Festival PROYECTOR 2024 》
2024《 Da Dun Fine Arts Awards 》, Merit Award
2024《 The 2024 Contemporary Art Prize 》
2023《 Taitung Art Awards 》
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art
2025 Video Sandbox V: Maternal bond , photo at ALIEN Art Centre © ALIEN Art