In This Moment-Yuchi Hsiao Solo Exhibition

是日-蕭禹琦個展

In This Moment-Yuchi Hsiao Solo Exhibition

Dates｜2024.09.21-11.03
Venue｜Hong-Gah Museum
【Opening Reception】
Date｜2024.09.28（Sat.） 15:30
Venue｜Hong-Gah Museum
【Artist Talk】
Date｜2024.10.26（Sat.） 18:30-20:00
Speakers｜Zoe Yeh (Director/Curator), Soma Liang (Curator), Yuchi Hsiao (Artist)
Venue｜Hong-Gah Museum

北緯41.38度光感
禹琦和巴賽隆納的光，玩起了遊戲，她實驗「只透過一扇窗戶描述一個地方」的可能。秋入冬之際，太陽與巴塞隆納形成的角度，把光拉成幾何形銳角，
和我們所熟悉的北緯23度光感，形成直接的體感差異。

影像描繪也對比出了，相對柔和的清晨光影 vs. 銳利的傍晚光影。空氣從濕潤的地中海風情，在同一天裡，被加泰隆尼亞大地抽乾，以爽脆的姿態迎接是日的夜晚。

更確切地說，禹琦僅利用「窗戶篩濾過的光和影子」為畫面元素，以抽象的方式，玩起抽象的材質。又經由重複的開、關的動作，計算每天入晝入夜的時刻變化。《是日》中的窗不只引進光，窗的物質實體也遮蔽了光，在光與影的交界處，造就了北緯41.38度專屬的「光的質地」。

而景框外，日復一日的定點拍攝，是私密的執念，也是徒勞。影像外，時間流動、日子堆疊，影像卻終究只描述當下的身體。

Light Sensation of 41.38°N
Hsiao and the light of Barcelona engage in a playful interaction as she experiments with the possibility of portraying a place through a window. As autumn segues into winter, the sun in Barcelona moves through acute angles, a stark contrast to the light sensation of 23°N that the artist is familiar with, evoking a tangible sensory difference.
The imagery contrasts the relatively soft morning light with the sharp evening shadows. The air transitions from the balmy Mediterranean atmosphere to a crisp dryness, as the land of Catalonia draws out the moisture, welcoming the night with an invigorating briskness — all within the span of a single day.
More precisely, the artist adopts “window-filtered light and shadow” as her sole visual elements, investigating abstraction through abstract materials. The repetitive act of opening and closing maps the nuanced shifts between day and night. In This Moment allows the window to let the light in; at the same time, the physical presence of the window disrupts the light, eliciting a liminal space where light meets shadow, and a texture of light that belongs to 41.38°N is conceived.
Beyond the frame, the daily fixed-point shooting reflects an intimate fixation and a ritualistic endeavor that borders on the futile. As time flows, and days build upon one another outside the confines of the image, the captured scenes portray only the immediate corporeal presence in the present.

Advisor｜Ministry of Culture
Organizers｜Chew’s Culture Foundation, Hong-Gah Museum Sponsor
Article & Production Companionship | Soma Liang
Article Translation| Catherine Y. Hsieh
Graphic Designer｜Ho Chuang
Installation Technical Team | Mad B Ltd.