In the language of Potawatomi people, wiikwegamaa is a verb
meaning to be a bay. They indicate that it is the water decides to be
a bay or turn into a pond, a stream or disappear when the living
place is uninhabitable. This project recognizes the agency of water
and challenges the idea of water as a noun defined by humans. It
consists of sounds and a set of five glasses kinetic installation,
exploring the re-evaluation of the relationship with water and reconnection
with nature. The water in the glasses is collected from
five different locations of Lam Tsuen River in Hong Kong,
meanwhile, the spinning speed of each glass is mapped from the
detected water flow speed at the same location where the water
sample is gathered. It invites people to stay for a while to hear the
water symphony.
Mou Peijing (Melody) is a young new media artist born in Shanghai and living in Hong Kong. Her recent works are based on the development of the exploration and research, mostly involving critical ecology, narrative, and language. She enjoys combining physical and virtual media into her artistic vocabulary. Her VR installation was exhibited in M50 Art Park in ShangHai. Her digital writing project was published on The New River journal and won New Media Writing Prize. Melody holds a BA Arts at School of Creative Media and a minor in Computer Science in City University of Hong Kong.
