Blind Man and the Sun 日喻




improvised live soundtracks performed in response video works from chinese and international artists
多位来自中国与国际艺术家的"即兴音乐／声音艺术与影像"专场

Sunday 19 October 2008
2008年10月19日 星期日
6.30pm - 9pm (7 pm concert starts)
FREE Ticket 免费入场
Lecture Theatre, He Xiangning Museum何香凝美术馆报告厅
Add: Overseas Chinese Town, Shennan Thoroughfare, Nanshan District,Shenzhen深圳市南山区深南路华侨城

Improvised Live Performances by:现场音乐／声音艺术家：
Sin:Ned (HK)
Zen Lu & KLC_Nir (CH)
Justice Yeldham (AUS)
Video Works by: 影像部分: 
Susanne Burner (DE)
Deer Fang (CH/USA)
Huang Xiaopeng (CH)

Once upon a time, there was a blind man who does not know what the Sun is. So he asks other people to explain.

One man said, "The Sun is shaped like a copper plate." So the blind man banged on a copper plate, and listened to its clanging sound. Later when he heard the sound of a temple bell, he thought that must be the Sun.

Another man said,"The Sun gives out light just like a candle." So the blind man hold a candle to feel its shape. Later when he picked up a flute, he thought that this must be the Sun.

Yet we know that he Sun is vastly different from a bell or a flute; but a blind man does not understand the differences, because he has never seen the Sun and only heard it described.

- Su Shi, Song Dynasty

Blind Man and the Sun is a performance of exchanges. The title taken from a Chinese proverb refers to the dislocation and interaction of the senses of sound and sight. This is a theme explored in the presentation of live improvised sound tracks in direct response to selected video works on the 19th of October. The programme sees an exchange of sensory stimuli and artistic medium as well as a cultural engagement. Blind Man and the Sun presents video works from German video artist Susanne Burner, Chinese born and Guangdong based Huang Xiaopeng and DeerFang with live improvised sound performances from Australian extreme sound artist Justice Yeldham, Hong Kong native Sin:Ned and Shenzhen locals ZenLu and KLC_Nir. 

Please arrive promply at 6.30pm for this unique performance at the He Xiangning Museum. Curated by Claire Louise Staunton, curator-in-residence OCAT.