Interactive webpage, server, found objects, solenoids
Installation view at Once Upon a Time, Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park, Taiwan, 2020. Photo: Ke-Cheng Lin
Project Description
Performative Aramono is an interactive sound installation that fuses traditional culture and modern technology. In collaboration with a local business in Tau-Tiu-Tiann that promotes Taiwanese daily essentials, the project explores the concept of Aramono—objects in their original, unadorned state—and extends this idea to various aspects of auditory and visual culture.
Through an interactive webpage connected to the sound installation, the project reimagines ordinary objects as a unique drum set, amplifying the intrinsic resonances of space and materials. Viewers can control the strike of solenoids by scanning a QR code with their mobile devices to trigger sensory feedback through sound and light. This “Intra-activity (Barad, 2007)” allows participants to transform everyday objects into a musical interface for collaborative signal-based resonant soundscapes, thus breathing new life into daily essentials and expanding the audience’s imagination of visual culture.
Beyond allowing remote control, the installation also examines the connectivity between physical and virtual entities. Participants gain interactive capabilities by granting limited access to personal data, such as location and input/output devices, to become nodes in the system, provoking reflections on freedom and surveillance in the digital age.
When displayed, Performative Aramono utilizes objects with historical or cultural relevance to the exhibition site, which allows viewers to experience sonic interaction and learn about the history and stories of the locale. The project periodically hosts experimental performances and workshops, encouraging participants to select objects that are personally significant to them. This deepens the engagement and connection between the audience and the artwork.
Inspired by the philosophy of Heidegger, who posited that all entities—both human and nonhuman—are involved in shaping the world, Performative Aramono embodies this philosophical notion through its layered interactions and participations. It redefines our relationships with the material world and social networks, offering a nuanced understanding of how these various elements interplay to shape our perceptions of the world.
計畫介紹
《荒物述行 Performative Aramono》是一系列融合傳統文化與當代科技的互動聲音裝置。與臺灣大稻埕（Tau-Tiu-Tiann）在地企業合作，探索Aramono（原始無修飾的物品）的概念，並將其延伸到聲學和視覺文化的各種面向。
此作品經由互動網頁連動聲音裝置，將舊時物件重新轉化為獨一無二的敲擊樂器，延伸空間與材質自身的共鳴。觀眾以個人行動裝置掃描QR Code後，即可開啟網頁介面來進行互動，觸發聲光感官回饋。這種「內部活動性（Barad, 2007）」允許觀眾將尋常物件轉變為一個通過訊號協作的音樂界面，賦予民常用品新的可能性，以擴展觀者對視覺文化的想像。
除允許遙控之外，此作品還探討了物理與虛擬實體之間的連通性（connectivity）。參與者需通過網路授權部分個人資訊，如行動裝置定位、輸入/輸出設備等，來獲得與裝置互動的能力，從而成為整體系統中的節點，引發對網路時代自由與監視的思考。
《荒物述行》在呈現時都會利用與展出地點有歷史或文化關聯的物件，讓觀眾不僅能體驗聲響互動，也能從中了解該地的故事。此計畫在執行過程不定期舉辦實驗性演出和工作坊，鼓勵觀眾選擇與自己有連結的物品參與其中，深化群眾與作品的互動及聯繫。
借鑑哲學家海德格觀點，所有的存在—無論是人還是非人—都參與著世界的形塑。《荒物述行》通過其多層次的互動參與體現這一觀點，重新定義我們與物質世界以及社會網絡的關聯。
Demonstration of the webpage user interface for interactive control. Web Design: Wu Che-Yu
Time Picker 拾荒隧道
Once Upon a Time, Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park, Yilan, Taiwan, 2020
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- Exterior shot of the exhibition space.
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- This building was once Taiwan’s largest paper factory.
Initial Resonance 同根聲
Interactive Installation Exhibition, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019
Everyday objects hang from vintage cargo bicycles, creating a large interactive musical instrument. Photo: Earthing Way
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- Exhibited at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park.
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- Over 20,000 interactions during the exhibition.
Aramono in Tua-Tiu-Tiann 荒物聲響裝置展演
Aramono Sound Installation and Performance, Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan, 2018
Installation view in Tau-Tiu-Tiann International Festival, 2018
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- Scan the QR code to access the interactive webpage.
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- Simple UI for real-time interaction.
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- Participants interact directly through a webpage.
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- No app download or user limit is required.
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- Live event attendees.
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- Audience interacts in realtime.
Users interacting with mobile devices.
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- Installation detail with objects sourced from local businesses.
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- Objects from neighborhood merchants transformed into interactive sound instruments.
Performance view featuring audience participation with the interactive installation.
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- Live Performance with Leaf Yeh.
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- Automated strikes on objects create the rhythm of the performance.
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- Automatic keys respond to user inputs.
Aramono in Jinshan 荒物聲響金山版
Biennial on Children’s Art Education, Juming Museum, Taiwan, 2022
Installation view with instructions and QR code.
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- Even children can operate the interface effortlessly.
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- The installation has lights that turn on with each strike, showing where the sound comes from.
Transfer 迴
Stories of Chengbei: A Time Travel Playground, Zhongshan Cangyisuo (Former Taipei City Health Department Building), Taipei, Taiwan, 2020
Transfer (迴) invites audiences to explore the history and the present through reinterpreted everyday objects. Hosted at Zhongshan Cangyisuo in Taipei, a revitalized historic building, the exhibition reimagines familiar items as symbols of cultural memory, urging viewers to reflect on past echoes and new narratives of collective identity in the digital era.
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- Installation view at Zhongshan Cangyisuo.
Credits
- Web Design & Initial Sketch: 吳哲宇 Wu Che-Yu
- Programming Support: Lo Jo-Yu, Chen Bo-Yu
- Installation Assistant: Chen Minching, Dora Yang, Caitlin Lai
- Collaborator: 地衣荒物 Earthing Way
展出記錄
2022 兒童藝術教育雙年展《聲音的奇幻異想- 5感小旅行》，朱銘美術館，新北市，臺灣
2021 《他山之石・新代理人》，上海當代藝術博物館，線上/中國
2020《城北說故事．時光旅行遊樂園》，中山藏藝所，臺北，臺灣
2019 映像節《從前‧以前》，中興文創園區，宜蘭，臺灣
2019 《同根聲》互動裝置展，松山文創園區，臺北，臺灣
2018 大稻埕藝術節《荒物聲響裝置展演》，臺北，臺灣