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PAPERBLEATS
Words Between us
語帶保留
Counting from here
I am now six hours late from you
That's why you can never catch me
We enjoy this drama
by calculating the distance in between
Ignoring the time
I realize that the word order does not need to be clear
because we always understand
It becomes more and more playful
YOU___HAPPY_MEET_
_I __HATE_HOW___TALK
YOU_____WORDS_ME_
__ BETWEEN_______US
carefully speak from two sides of the concrete wall
Yet sometimes we remain silent
These sentences are formed perfectly not perfect
in order to leave more for us to fill
When we speak we don't think
Therefore I choose not to talk too much
Then afterward we can see each other more
CHIHHUA
"WORDS BETWEEN US" is a performative video installation, shown in Broese, HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) 2020 graduation show "MAKE SPACE".
「語帶保留」影像裝置是我給遠在異國朋友們的「一封信」。觀眾一對一地坐在這影像裝置前面，看著我將斷斷續續的文字拼湊成最私密的一封信。話說多不如少。我們繼續保持沈默，就能越看見彼此。（以上信件內容印在一張A4紙上，置於螢幕前）
The video installation "Words Between Us" is a "letter" to my friends in the Netherlands. The audience sits in front of this installation, watching me "arrange text" into the most private letter that only exists while the audience is able to read the hidden words in their hearts. As the words between us accumulate, we see less of each other. However, the more we hold our words, the more we truly see each other.
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