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〈むせかえる世界〉"A Sultry World"

Original performance by 砂山典子

Art Centarl 六廠紡織文化藝術館合作呈獻

2024

"A Sultry World, 1995–

A celebrated work of contemporary art, Sunayama Norico’s A Sultry World made its debut in 1995 at John Cage’s Rolywholyover A Circus exhibition at the Art Tower Mito in Japan. Having been staged at major venues in North America, Europe, and Asia over the past thirty years, this captivating performance has garnered international acclaim and continues to enthral audiences today as much as ever.

Visitors are invited to be part of the performance by entering the protective, intimate space beneath the giant scarlet skirt, which has been infused with the calming scent of lavender. This experience requires trust between the participant and performer while providing a moment of quietude for guests.

The garment’s scarlet hue holds symbolic significance, representing both power and love, as well as redemption, sacrifice, and sin. By blurring the boundaries between public and personal space, Sunayama’s work seeks to bring calm to conflicts and violence that arise from human desire, ethics, and social norms. "

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三日的行為，我告訴自己不妨以三種不同的模樣去呈現，藉此回應Noricoさん的作品。持續兩小時坐在升高的空椅上，裙擺彷彿便是散落的大地，地表之下皆是深邃空間，蠕動的生物無分彼此。

第一天，正常。第二天，帶上一本書偶爾翻開閲讀《悲劇的超越》”Tragedy is Not Enough”。第三天，拿著一顆紅石榴，將它放在身體上並調整各種姿態，繼而剝開它的表皮，將果肉一顆一顆緩慢地咀嚼、吞嚥。

For three days of performance, I told myself that I might as well present it in three different ways, in order to respond to Norico's work. Sitting on the elevated empty chair for two consecutive hours, the hem of my skirt seemed to be the scattered earth. There was a deep space beneath the surface, and the wriggling creatures were indistinguishable from each other.

First day, normal. The next day, I bought a book with me and occasionally read "Tragedy is Not Enough". On the third day, I hold a red pomegranate. I placed it on my body and adjusted various postures, then peeled off its skin, chewed and swallowed the pulp slowly one by one.