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Fragile! Human Inside《人類開箱》
Site-Specific Media Installation/Performance

This is a journey about migration, existence, and illusion. A cardboard box is not just a container—it is a metaphor, holding not only objects and memories but also human desires and states of flux. In this era where the physical and virtual intertwine, our dwellings are no longer built from bricks and mortar but take the form of temporary "vessels"—perhaps a cardboard box, a pixelated space on a screen, or even a game we have yet to realize we are playing.

I have never been a gamer, yet in this work, I found myself drawn to virtual games as a medium. Perhaps only through the surreal and absurd nature of a game can we truly capture the essence of this era. This bizarre "game" has no fixed script, only countless possible pathways. The virtual world offers us a space where reality and imagination blur, allowing us to step outside our usual perspectives and rethink: could this world still hold other possibilities?

這是一場關於遷徙、存在與幻象的旅程。紙皮箱不僅是一種包裝,更是一種隱喻——它盛載的不只是物品與記憶,更是人類的欲望與流動狀態。在這個實體與虛擬交錯的時代,居所已不再是磚石築成的建築,而是各種臨時的「載體」——可能是一只紙箱,可能是螢幕中的像素空間,甚至是一場未曾察覺的遊戲。

我從不打機,卻在這次創作中愛上了虛擬遊戲作為媒介。或許,只有遊戲般的虛構與荒誕,才能映照出這個時代的真實。這場荒誕的「遊戲」沒有固定的劇本,卻充滿無數可能的分支路徑;虛擬世界為我們提供了一個模糊現實與想像的空間,讓我們暫時跳脫框架,重新思考:這個世界,是否還有別種可能?

 

Artistic & Music Director, Installation & Programming, Live Performance: Gaybird

Interactive and Moving Images Design: Jenn Leung, Mick Yip, William Mak, Kaitlyn Hau and Jervois X Limited

Set Design: Bill Cheung

Lighting Design: Allen Fung

Sound Design: Miso        

Producer: Alice Wong      

Production Manager: Carmen Cheng

Musician and Live performance: Emily Cheng

*The project was commissioned by Tai Kwun and premiered during the Tai Kwun Performing Arts Season: SPOTLIGHT 2025 

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