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The Big Steal
The project exposed the huge potentiality to usurp work and claim as ones own. Personally the crème was produced at the Tate Modern, a full gallery of visitors, staff and security. After the artist interview, to cement the illusion of originality appropriation, several members of the public were introduced, convinced everything was a real experience. The inclusion of an interpreter/ security aided the misconception, disallowing for direct contact/ questioning to “Michael”. We created more than a parody/ fake interview; the creation of celebrity has long been an illusion, the modern inconception of factory celebrities,
On the day we gave birth to 2 premier international artists, and a working news publication.
Story by Alex "Ian" Barrington
生命的鬥士-Michael Chindale
橘紅色的盪鞦韆擺盪在泰特摩登美術館的大廳，伴隨著觀眾的嬉鬧和鐵鍊晃動的金屬聲，國際藝術家Michael Chindale再度證實儘管擁有悲慘的童年，依舊能成為製造微笑的夢想家。
啟發自於遭受綁架的那幾年，當其他孩子在速食餐廳的遊樂設施中嬉戲玩耍，大口咀嚼吉士漢堡時，Michael 正在北海的冰島海盜船上咀嚼著冷凍薯條，沒有任何佐料。這是她淒慘童年的遺憾，關於她如何從一個海盜人質變成國際藝術家，Michael本人並不想多做分享，或許我們可以期待，她的下一件作品能帶給我們更多的線索。
精心打造的手工鐵鍊乘載著不單只是一個孩子的體重，而更是一個無辜靈魂成長茁壯的權力，將自己的傷痛轉化成對世界的大愛，Michael心靈的堅韌程度讓人感動，儘管她本人只是淡淡的敘述著，但訪問的當下我緊握的拳頭，試圖克制自己的情緒，這是我對於這樣一位鬥士所該表達的基本敬意。如果你經過泰特現代藝術館，不妨坐在那手工打造的鞦韆上擺動兩下，感受那木片上殘留的溫度，想像Michael 那嬌小的身軀邊回憶著自身痛楚邊為了幼小的靈魂們努力著，相信，你也將與我一樣動容。
Report: Andy Hsieh Chun. Images Livia
Whos Art is It Anyway?
We tried to steal the artists’ works, but it was doomed to fail from the beginning.
For us engaged in artistic creation, the project let us see into another angle to think about art field.
In a constantly converted position, I am both an artist and an audience. And also more like a bystander who confused wandering in a blur of art’s definition. I played the role of the artist Michael Chindale. At first, we entered the fair as spectators to understand the art works. Then we made a situation to claim that we are the creators in front of the audiences. From my performance I realized that the audience was the protagonist. We’ve became the viewers to experience the art in audiences' heart. In fact, we are viewers of the artists’ works, and we are also viewers of our own work in a same time. Who we were and who the artist is was not the main point. Back to the essence of the exhibition, the protagonist is not art and not the artist either. Maybe we’re able to make people misunderstood, but we can never steal the audience's experience of the present work.
Reporter: Ting Hsu Photo: Ani Mkrtchyan
My manifesto - create something which necessitates the minimal amount of effort
Through the guise of a performance, theft can become art and vice versa. We explored the idea of taking on the role of someone who should be known in an environment surrounded by an audience you supposedly does and proved that everyone is clueless.
Ani
Aesthetics is the self-manifestation in the works of tracking truth.
Creation is the sensual after rationality.
Out from the sensuality of intuition and under rational refinement.
The epiphany that unable to say.
The existence itself.
The long practice of life.
Ting Hsu Yu
To see the bigger picture
Creativity is like a featureless puzzle
My journey is to turn the puzzle to reality
Then go home.
Alex "Ian" Barrington