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Majestic Olive Soap
2010
BY
CHI Kai-Yuan
Majestic Olive Soap
2010
Mixed Media , performance
Majestic Olive Soap
2010
Mixed Media , performance
Majestic Olive Soap
2010
Mixed Media , performance
Majestic Olive Soap
2010
Mixed Media , performance
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Space:INART
Media: Majestic Olive Soap & kitchen knife

Artist Statement:
Every time when a performance art piece takes place in an enclosed space, artists always make it like a real “performance.” The space thus becomes a theatre where art is “performed.” In Majestic Olive Soap, I try to shatter the association. I walked among the viewers. I was the artist, a viewer, and an outsider. Staying in the crowd, I picked up the knife to peel the soap – sometimes even above viewers’ shoulders. The green soap scraps were scattered around the floor with a slight aroma of fragrance. Through an ordinary but yet unusual skill, I took viewers back to our daily life.

ARTISTS
18 artworks / 31 exhibition
Installation Art , Video Art
Chi Kai-Yuan (b. 1983) was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and received a Master of Arts at the National Changhua University of Education. Chi’s work concerns space, objects, and mass public. In daily situations, these things are the vibes to inspire c ...
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KEYWORDS
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2010, Installation Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2013, Installation Art , Video Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2011, Performance Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2013, Installation Art , Video Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2014, Installation Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2009, Performance Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2014, Installation Art , Video Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2009, Performance Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2014, Installation Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2009, Performance Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2013, Installation Art , Video Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2013, Installation Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2011, Performance Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2017, Installation Art
CHI Kai-Yuan, 2013, Installation Art