Opening night & finale night

Opening Night! #luminousshadow浮光流影 my multi-role in this performance. many first-time experiences, from having commissioned to make images for projections, to setting up cameras for a conceptual hour long exposure (printing 600 copies by hand), and being an actor on stage! (small supporting role) with world class musicians! Honoured to be part of this whole new experience and opportunity. 

Director who brought so much emotions out of me!, producers + 1 po organised everything behind the scene, marketing promo team, photographer dada, lighting projection, stage management, production crew. professional true and through. thank you. and to my amazing art photography crew, Ann & Luc who I can't do without.

final bow

program booklet

rehearsal

National Theatre Concert Hall

part of the production team

explaining the print on the book cover

Performance Rehearsal

#luminousshadow浮光流影 11 cameras ready! the largest amount of cameras I've prepared for a simultaneous long exposure of over 1 hour. The entire duration of the concert performance. Cameras are spread out across the theatre, and has to be manually operated, by eight of us, including all three musicians. Each camera averaging in age of about 80-90 years, oldest being from circa 1900. 

Yilin Wang

Finally met up with Wang Yilin , the last of the only four box camera practitioner in Taiwan. After years of trying to meet, she came for one of the talks two years ago, this being the first camera meet (with our large formats instead).

I love the portrait she made of me, and how mama knows every detail of operating the portrait kiosk. As she expertly handles the lighting. She prepared so many gifts for us, thank you for your generosity.

cameras of the trade, street portraits

my attempt at night shot

KM20 Taiwan send out

16 April- Kanta Manuscript 20 (Taiwan edition)- more than half the books I brought are heading out to the indigenous communities i have been with. 

Special Taiwan edition, early release, with Chinese translation (online)! Heading to almost every corner of Taiwan, from pacific ocean Orchid Island, to the southern mountains of Wutai, to the river plains of Fataãn Hualien, Taichung and far reaches in Taipei my legs can't pedal to. The other half, Ive been handing out in gratitude, to people who have contributed to the project here and made it possible, art centres, foundations, grants, news media, individuals, only 15 very limited books will be available for public purchase at vendors in Taipei. 

Thank you for writing the addresses 黃郁晴 !!! books will be received in three days. thank you my friends in villages who will distribute the books out to the community!

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7 May– Approached a vendor, a book store Youhe Book shop 有河書店 in Taipei to showcase the books. Unfortunately I only had 15 books prepared for public sale in Taiwan, the other 65 books were distributed to the indigenous communities, art centres, foundations, art programmers and individuals who have supported this art research in Taiwan. Another photography book store was shortlisted, but I ran out of books before I could reach out to them. 

with Dennis Chan, Youhe Bookshop

Posting online, sold out

Prepared books for distribution

mailing out packages to indigenous communities

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25 March– In preparation for the trip to Taiwan, I have engaged a translator, Amity Zhang, who graciously did the whole book for a small fee. I made a small bookmark containing the QR code to the book online in Traditional Chinese. 

Chinese translation available online

bookmark label with QR code

Traditional Chinese translation of the book online for Taiwan