Yuk-Yiu Ip: Book Of A Hundred Ghosts
Title:
Book Of A Hundred Ghosts
Artist(s) and People Involved:
Exhibiting Artist(s):
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Ip Yuk-Yiu
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- City University of Hong Kong
Symposium:
Venue(s):
Medium:
black & white color, stereo, VR
Artist Statement:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1)
BOOK OF A HUNDRED GHOSTS is a virtual reality installation, a Chinese parable staged in the form of a virtual tableau. It reimagines the history of an ancient land as a book of falling words and crushing signs, inciting awe, fear, pain and carnal pleasure