I have installed my sculpture in the Huashan Creative Park. The Huashan Creative Park was an abandoned rice wine factory in the heart of downtown Taipei that has been transformed into an art center for nonprofit and cultural events.
http://www.huashan1914.com/en/story.html
The Installation of my piece required a great amount of trouble shooting and tinkering. The installation of my sculpture took two full days of earnest hard work. I had three weeks to create my sculpture titled Compassion Generator. In the three weeks I had to source the materials for the sculpture carryout the metal fabrication with a TIG welder that I have little to no experience using, compound this with not being able to speak Chinese, and being removed from my traditional support group, all this combined to make it a stressful three weeks. I challenged myself by using a very complex electronic component to my piece. So to recap I had to, source materials, fabricate, plan and solder 5 circuits, paint, disassemble, and ship. This meant that I had very little time to test and tune the work before the show.
This project was an exercise in perseverance and hard work. The project pushed the boundaries of my creative process, giving me a sense of self-reliance that I never possessed before this.
The Taiwanese people have been so gracious and helpful, a great experience that will forever change me.
I Heart Taiwan!!!
More information to follow…
Event listing for the show
http://web.huashan1914.com/exhibition/playing_detail.php?cate=exhibition&id=104
Rob, Im so glad to hear you will be finishing up soon. does that mean you will be coming home? Our baby is growing so fast, I wish you would come see her. I know you will just fall in love.
xoxo
Patsy