Page 2 comet — Tong Niu

Roaming 2

Comet Tail

Meticulously tracing the myths and prejudices of ghosts, this work explores alternating shifts that map traumatic memory and external relationships. The nature of polyphony evokes the effect of unpredictable memories in the context of trauma as a potent symbol of strength, connection and healing. Using sound art as a medium, I am seeking to reveal the disconnection and alienation prevalent in modern life, mapping attention to the profound effects of spiritual ripples.

Indeed, the interaction between female and male ghosts, especially when it results in rebirth or resurrection, inevitably suggests wider cosmic decay and regeneration processes. From a particular perspective, the term "female ghost" is even a tautology. In the complementary opposition of yin and yang, ghosts are "super-yin," an intensification of qualities or phases associated with yin rather than with yang. The voices that echo through the tapes, narrating the tale, are those of the female ghosts of Ai, their ethereal tones carrying the weight of astronomical teachings. In stark contrast, the narrator's voice remains unaltered, a deliberate choice that hints at contemporary processing in sonic space, possibly through electroacoustic technology. This unprocessed voice, seemingly transcendent, as if traversing infinite fragments of memory, is a testament to the cosmos, a fleeting moment in time, merging seamlessly with the past, present, and future.

Moving images,
Graphic design
sound installation
soundscape

AV programming,
6’ 15

Collaborator：
Visual artist, Iris Zhang

The comet's tail retraces and reconstructs memories into prophetic symbols. Using uncaptured, hidden, fragments of memory in the environment, we explore the potential destinies predetermined by astrological images moulded from immediate trajectories of movement. We symbolise the Flânerie archive from a female perspective through the methodology of archiving in the later years of Warburg. Using them to reinterpret the Huainanzi's Astronomical Disciplines and to critique the taboos and regrets of women in the margins of history. We use image manipulation techniques and latent space to recode images and sounds and amplify the fragments that lurk in the trajectory. soundscape becomes a guide for our resonance with the universe, aligning with the pace of our Flânerie as consciousness continues to move forward. It derives a multidimensional insight into who we are as women, exploring with the audience the mysteries hidden in the comet's trajectory.

Hanger Gallery,
Royal College of Art,
Battersea