I visit Yun-Chen Chang's performance/exhibition Relax on a Shaky Ground, in the White Studio in the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki. We talk about inviting other artists into multidisciplinary collaborations, how to dance with tables, what it takes for an item to change from functional object to art piece or inanimate performer, how many sounds you can produce with one table - and how to avoid being labeled as a furniture-artist. We also discuss the concept of an ongoing, evolving sculpture installation and soundscape, what it means to respond to existing architecture, and how to morph a space without changing its aesthetic characteristics. Yun-Chen reflects on the artist's bodily presence in a performance, and explains how a choreographed structure created safety for improvisation in this project. We also talk about earthquakes, how the feeling of being (away from) home can manifest itself in your dreams, turning embodied memories into spatial experiences, and whether we live several lives when we are asleep.
This episode contains ambient sound from one of Yun-Chen's performances recorded by me, with original sound design by Jouni Ilari Tapio and music performance by Teemu Mustonen. This episode also contains selected dreams from Yun-Chen's dream diary, recorded by the artist for the exhibition.
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