DordtYart Art Center, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Materials: Wood, Speaker, cable, rope, plastic cup and audio
device
In this work Lulu continues to embody the idea of the difference
and similarity between people.
Nine different sound files were played through the identical
speakers. Each sound file was a recording of a story from local
people whom the artist interviewed with in Dordrecht,
Netherlands. When being near the speakers, the cloudy sound can
be barely heard. However, while the visitor picks up a cup,
moves away to tighten the string and stays silent, the voice
comes from the other end can be clearly heard.
It is Meng’s attempt to bring a playful experience to the
audience through the altered string phone devices. This project
recalls the cheerful memories of childhood meanwhile it implies
that distance and serenity sometimes helps people to understand
something more clearly.