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Project description: NR. 39 met Rijst

A combination and interaction of video works and sculptures centered around Culture, Identity and displacement covered in/with a layer of food.

The work started after a comment made by a Dutch jury member of Holland Got Talent towards a Chinese contestant. The project migrated to the point that the work is reflecting my personal surrounding and connection to my Chinese roots depicting my struggle, bond and affection with my parents covered underneath a sauce of delicious food.

Specs of the works & technical requirements (equipment)

• 3 video works (A, B, C) ---> possibility to extend to max. 5.
• 3 sculptures (D) ---> possibility to extend to max. 5.
• Picture + Menucard (E)

• A: Square monitor (4:3), media player, sound (e.g. boxes), peddle stool (same size monitor).

• B: 3x Square monitor (4:3), 3 media player, sound (e.g. boxes), peddle stool that can carry the 3 monitors, peddle stool extend the width of the 3 monitors.

• C: Square monitor (4:3), media player, sound (e.g. boxes), table and 2 benches.

• D: 3 peddle stools, 3 foot (30 degrees, to support sculptures).

• E: Lightbox, foot for lightbox with angle, low peddle stool/table.

NOTES Andre:

• VGA to/converter to BNC
• Matrox-splitter ---> to synch, 3 mediaboxes won't work

UPDATE 20 may

Graduation Project Benjamin Li

Title: Nr. 39 with Rice

Technical requirements:

Work 1 – “Passing of food from one plate to another mediated by the hands of my parents”:

• 3x cube monitors
• 1x media player + matrox head → (for synching 3 videos?)
• 1x loudspeaker (external, not build-in monitor) → I think one will be enough, all 3 videos carry same sound.

Work 2 – “Father cooking Nr. 39 with Rice”:

• 1x cube monitor
• 1x media player
• 1x loudspeaker
• (or 1x headphone) → I think I prefer 1x loudspeaker

To be decided to include in grad show and/or still needs to be made:

Work 3 – “Table conversation”:

• 1x cube monitor
• 1x media player
• 1x loudspeaker
• (or 1x headphone) → I think I prefer 1x loudspeaker

Work 4 – “Carving a carrot into a rose”:

• 1x cube monitor
• 1x media player
• 1x loudspeaker

Work 5 – “reproduction of Nr. 39 with Rice”

• 1x cube monitor
• 1x media player
• 1x loudspeaker
• (or 1x headphone) → I think I prefer 1x loudspeaker

Work 6 – “photo printed on transparent paper, presented in lightbox”

• Lightbox