TÁIFĒNG AND THE MOTORWAY SAINT
HD | COLOUR | 62min | 16:9 | STEREO | MANDARIN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TAIWAN, SCOTLAND | 2018
VERSIONS: Feature Film, Installation
The installation version can be installed & screened simultaneously with companion film ‘Hell Valley ‘ (2017)
SYNOPSIS
Táifēng and the Motorway Saint reveals chance-led interactions with people and places across three Taiwanese cities - Taipei, Kaohsiung and Tainan.
Amidst the perpetual flow of city life, stationary long-take shots allow everyday micro-narratives to play out, offering time to discover and contemplate the layers of detail within each scene. Local voices, recorded whilst directly viewing Lyken’s footage, provide a spontaneous, voice-over commentary.
The work seeks out and dwells upon often unregarded details of place, layering observational footage, local voices, musical improvisation, and field recordings to build a visually rich meditation on texture – both random and ordered – of contemporary Taiwanese life.
A Cryptic Commission for Sonica
Supported by Cryptic, Cove Park, British Council Taiwan, Taipei Artist Village, Robertson Trust, Ting Shuo Hear Say, Afternoon Pictures, Cample Line
INSTALLATION AND PROJECT STILLS
Installation photography by Louise Mather
