The Sound from Far Away – Kyoto

作品賞析

TSAI Kuen-Lin uses the plastic water pipes that are commonly seen in life as a medium for creation. The work, The Sound from Far Away-Kyoto, is a sound sculpture device made by connecting plastic water pipes to each other. Inside the plastic tube, the sound of “Suikinkutsu”, a decoration in the traditional garden, was recorded in Kyoto, and the Kyoto people use this traditional sounding device to let the user understand the preciousness of the water. The black shape symbolizes the mysterious blackness of the Kyoto temple, and the curvy shape of the plastic tube also represents a sound path from somewhere far away. By conducting field surveys in different cities, TSAI Kuen-Lin screens out the sounds, colors, and materials that have cultural meanings and can represent the city or region. He hopes to guide the viewers to experience different cities in the world using different sensory experiences.