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Take A Break
1998
BY
TAO Ya-Lun
1998
sensors , mechanical motor , velvet , iron , wood
202x120x32cm
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Under the beef honeycomb-like fabric hides a rotating mechanic iron shelf. The fabric covers the iron shelf tightly. When viewers walk into the space, the sensor will detect the movement and the rib-like mechanic installation will rise up and down again and again. The appearance of the giant fabric object has viscera-like creases. As the mechanic ribs softly slides down the fabric creates an instinctive sensation within me as if it were touching my body softly, forcing my viscera to breathe with it. It is a sense of relief and relaxation. What surprises me is that its lower part will open and close with the flexibility of the fabric, implying the primitive act of sex. Such a surprise seems originate from a divine relevation. It is closely attached to the wall, slowly moving the lung part like a hanging bat breathing with relaxation.

Exhibitions
1999 Face to Face: Contemporary art from Taiwan
Australia: The Gold Coast City Gallery, Orange City Museum of Fine Arts, University Drill Hall Gallery in Canberra, Art Museum at University of Sydney, and Art Museum at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne. New Zealand: Aden Gallery in Wellington.
1998 Toward 2000 – Exhibitions of Recent Works by Prize Winners of Asian Cultural Council, Philippine Cultural Center in Manila.

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