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CONNECTION
Through music and beyond
The yin and yang musicians describe Eugenie’s memories of playing Taiwanese folk songs with her grandfather every time she visited her home country. The figures rest on top of a "scholar's rock" which carries the wisdom her grandfather wished to pass to her. The two musicians are functional “Xun” 【陶塤】, a type of wind instrument that dates back to 5,000 BC in ancient China.
Watch and listen to them come alive below.
Porcelain, plaster, wood
L 13" x W 8" x H 21"
Taiwanese Folk Song - "Wang Chun Fong"
This is a well-loved Taiwanese folk song that Eugenie used to duet with her grandfather. He played the two stringed traditional Chinese instrument, Er-Hu【二胡】and she played the western flute. Playing this song brings back countless memories of her childhood in Taiwan, also connecting with all of those that grew up with this song.
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台灣民謠: 望春風
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This song was created out of improvisation on this ceramic instrument. Playing notes in the pentatonic scale reminds Eugenie of her Asian heritage and her childhood because of the familiarity with this combination of notes.
"Memory"
記憶
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