Sound Circles Taiwan Sonic Textile Installation
Hyojin Yoo & Nupur Mathur
Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Sound Circles Taiwan Sonic Textile Installation by Hyojin Yoo & Nupur Mathur The work preserves and records a pivotal moment in 2018 Taiwan and Asia’s queer history in which Taiwan could become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Through audio interviews with individuals living in Taipei and a collection of ambient recordings, the artists Artist collaborators Hyojin Yoo and Nupur Mathur created two hand-woven sound embedded circular textile installation that works as speakers. During the interviews, individuals shared their personal experiences, memories, and thoughts on Taiwanese identity and democracy within the context of LGBTQ rights.