Cycling
Wheel:
The Orchestra
(2017)
Artist Statement
“To see that wheel turning was very soothing, very comforting…I enjoyed looking at it, just as I enjoy looking at the flames dancing in a fireplace.”
Marcel Duchamp elaborated how he liked watching audiences spin the wheel of his work Bicycle Wheel in its original exhibition – which audiences could never again do after that first exhibition.
This is the first of Marcel’s ready-made objects, where interaction was welcome in its original character (though it was never touched or spun later); his concept has been borrowed by many artists since then.
"Cycling Wheel: The Orchestra" borrows the idea of Marcel’s Bicycle Wheel, re-activating the wheel into a dynamic and interactive one; here the artist transforms its mechanics into a sound and light controller, and turns these three sets of bicycle wheels into a performative instrument. By embedding audio and lighting in the wheel, the artist creates a dancing flame, just like that described by Marcel Duchamp.
It brings 3 sets of “Cycling Wheel” to the stage, and become the instrument of light beam, light strip and music, compose a multi-media performance of a remade of ready-made master piece.
“To see that wheel turning was very soothing, very comforting…I enjoyed looking at it, just as I enjoy looking at the flames dancing in a fireplace.”
Marcel Duchamp elaborated how he liked watching audiences spin the wheel of his work Bicycle Wheel in its original exhibition – which audiences could never again do after that first exhibition.
This is the first of Marcel’s ready-made objects, where interaction was welcome in its original character (though it was never touched or spun later); his concept has been borrowed by many artists since then.
"Cycling Wheel: The Orchestra" borrows the idea of Marcel’s Bicycle Wheel, re-activating the wheel into a dynamic and interactive one; here the artist transforms its mechanics into a sound and light controller, and turns these three sets of bicycle wheels into a performative instrument. By embedding audio and lighting in the wheel, the artist creates a dancing flame, just like that described by Marcel Duchamp.
It brings 3 sets of “Cycling Wheel” to the stage, and become the instrument of light beam, light strip and music, compose a multi-media performance of a remade of ready-made master piece.
藝術家論述
「看著它［按：指杜象 1913 年的作品《單車輪子》］轉呀轉，那是多心曠神怡的事…我喜歡看著它轉，就像我愛看壁爐裡火焰飛舞一樣。」
杜象說他喜歡看到作品《單車輪子》展出時被觀眾轉動的樣子 － 即使在之後的展覽中觀眾都沒機會再轉動它。
《單車輪子》是杜象首件以「現成物」製成的作品：他的本意是鼓勵觀眾與它互動，可惜它卻一直被封印起來，沒有再和觀眾互動過。然而，杜象的概念一直被藝術家們重塑及借用。
《 Cycling Wheel: The Orchestra 》就借用了《單車輪子》的概念，讓被封印的輪子重新運作。藝術家將輪子本身轉化為控制聲音和光影的機器，把三台單車輪子塑造成表演工具。表演把燈光和聲音和輪子結合，幻化成杜象回憶中那飛舞的火焰。
《 Cycling Wheel : The Orchestra 》將三台單車輪子帶到表演台，分別成為了燈條，光束和聲音的控制器，演奏一場來自「現成物」重塑的新媒體表演。
「看著它［按：指杜象 1913 年的作品《單車輪子》］轉呀轉，那是多心曠神怡的事…我喜歡看著它轉，就像我愛看壁爐裡火焰飛舞一樣。」
杜象說他喜歡看到作品《單車輪子》展出時被觀眾轉動的樣子 － 即使在之後的展覽中觀眾都沒機會再轉動它。
《單車輪子》是杜象首件以「現成物」製成的作品：他的本意是鼓勵觀眾與它互動，可惜它卻一直被封印起來，沒有再和觀眾互動過。然而，杜象的概念一直被藝術家們重塑及借用。
《 Cycling Wheel: The Orchestra 》就借用了《單車輪子》的概念，讓被封印的輪子重新運作。藝術家將輪子本身轉化為控制聲音和光影的機器，把三台單車輪子塑造成表演工具。表演把燈光和聲音和輪子結合，幻化成杜象回憶中那飛舞的火焰。
《 Cycling Wheel : The Orchestra 》將三台單車輪子帶到表演台，分別成為了燈條，光束和聲音的控制器，演奏一場來自「現成物」重塑的新媒體表演。
Technical Setup 技術設定
Tailor Made Control Panel Software
Developed with Processing
Unit00: Music Control
Unit01: Light Beam Control
Unit02: LED Strip Control
On Unit00:
Mac Book Pro
Korg nanoKONTROL2 – Slider
Arduino Leonardo
DMX Controller
DMX Decoder
UNIT00 Software
Ableton Live
MOTU Audio Interface
On Unit01:
Mac Book Pro
Korg nanoKONTROL2 – Slider
Arduino Uno
DMX Controller
DMX Decoder
UNIT01 Software
On Unit02:
Raspberry Pi
DMX Controller
DMX Decoder
UNIT20 Software
Tailor Made Control Panel Software
Developed with Processing
Unit00: Music Control
Unit01: Light Beam Control
Unit02: LED Strip Control
On Unit00:
Mac Book Pro
Korg nanoKONTROL2 – Slider
Arduino Leonardo
DMX Controller
DMX Decoder
UNIT00 Software
Ableton Live
MOTU Audio Interface
On Unit01:
Mac Book Pro
Korg nanoKONTROL2 – Slider
Arduino Uno
DMX Controller
DMX Decoder
UNIT01 Software
On Unit02:
Raspberry Pi
DMX Controller
DMX Decoder
UNIT20 Software