Description

The title of work is 'Michael's playmates'. The name 'Michael' from the title is a generic name easily
found in any country and mass media. Indefiniteness of the subject may be due to the indefiniteness
of the audience that the work throws questions to. Also 'Playmates' are necessary beings for
Michael but they do not denote to specific subjects. The absence of a specific audience does not
mean the absence of the objective of this work. Also, it doesn't mean only sensuous approach is
allowed against artistic values.

'Michael's Playmates' is a symbol of the present political and economic paradigm of a relationship
between a ruler and a protector. There seems to be liberty and communication, but as it is, it is
either control or subordination behind protectionism. We can easily find many countries under the
double standard, that is exclusionism and liberalism at once. Fifty stars are for objects of slavery
and protection. And the objects get aggravated by their motions in the form of sound, waveforms
and vibration. A movement of the stars is subordinate to the table, and when wild rage of a ruler
reaches the peak, the movement of the stars is completely restricted. At the same time, the
waveform from sound and vibration appear as another face of a ruler on the table. There is no clear
control, no subordination but rage and fear are always there.

"Long ago, even before you were here, Michael had been already protecting, educating,
playing, showing, loving and exploiting you."




Michael's Playmates from Yang Minha on Vimeo.




Technical Details

On the dark wall, a 3D-modeled red line is projected and a table is placed above 3 meter from the
wall. The table with 4 speakers inlaid works like a sound plate where the sound from the speakers
is echoing and vibrating,
On the surface of the table are 4 speakers. Also an echo plate is installed inside of the table, so
when speakers emit sound, the table is echoing and vibrating around the speakers, fifty stars are
scattered and they are moving and driving along the motion which made and driven by man
standing on the table. When a person makes strong and extreme motion, the stars around the man
turn their colors into red and scatter around the speakers, the stars with own reacting waves create
a movement of waves. This movement reflects the wave of sound and shows the sound as is.
When the stars moves along the wave of sound and travels far away the 3D-modeled red line
creates a strong movements and waveform



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