MEET ME AT THE BORDER OF | 2009 LIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE IS CAPTURED VIA THE GALLERY’S SURVEILLANCE CAMERA; THE SIGNAL IS FED INTO THE COMPUTER; AND ADDITIONAL FOUND FOOTAGE (STORED ON THE COMPUTER) IS MIXED AND DISTORTED WITH THE LIVE SIGNAL. THE VIDEO AND AUDIO MANIPULATION IS CONTROLLED BY TWO WIIMOTES’ ROTATION AND ACCELERATION READINGS (PROGRAM WRITTEN IN C++ WITH OPENFRAMEWORKS). THEREFORE, THE SYSTEM TRANSLATES THE PERFORMER’S PHYSICAL ACTIONS INTO REAL TIME AV CONTENT. THE WORK MANIFESTS MY PERSONAL DISILLUSIONMENT STEMMING FROM MY MIGRATION AND THE CULTURAL DIVIDE BETWEEN AMERICA AND TAIWAN. MY INNER AGITATION IS AMPLIFIED AND DRAMATIZED THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE AND AV NOISE. THE PROJECTED IMAGE MIRRORS MY MEDIATED STATE THAT CONSTANTLY DECONSTRUCTS/RECONSTRUCTS TO FIND A SELF IDENTITY.

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