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The Frequency of Your Thoughts in This Chaos
2024
2024
The artwork comprises two integral parts: sound and vision. The sound design is executed by Angry5Jar. Within the soundscape, heartbeats transition from rapid to slow, and breathing fades from audible to silent, while underlying murmurs symbolizing distractions and ambient music are layered to emulate the Taoist concept of "Hui Guang Tiao Xi" (Returning Light and Regulating Breath). The human body harbors two types of "shen" (spirit): the conscious shen and the primal shen. The conscious shen resides in the heart, which is interconnected with breathing; the breath is derived from the heart, which in turn is controlled by our conscious shen.
Each heartbeat governed by the conscious shen generates a delusive thought. The process of meditation and entering a state of tranquility in Taoism involves calming the conscious shen, allowing the primal shen located between the eyebrows to manifest, and connecting with the ultimate source of the universe through the primal shen. This entire process constitutes "Hui Guang Tiao Xi."
At the inception of the ultimate source of the universe, light emerged. Light is everything, and everything is light. Light is also consciousness, and consciousness is light.
In the visual aspect of this installation artwork, the sole light source stems from our subconscious, projecting our thoughts through a filter of worldly illusions. The dynamic light within this artwork and its formation principle mimic the frequency of imperceptible thought transformations in our minds. Each individual's consciousness is unique and constant, yet through collisions and overlays with the myriad things in the world, it projects ever-evolving, fluctuating thoughts, ultimately manifesting as phenomena.
During this experience, viewers are invited to shift their meditation focus from breathing to the dynamic light in the artwork. Just as we become aware of each thought during meditation, viewers, amidst the shifting light and shadow in the artwork, experience a progressively deeper state of concentration and immersion. In this process, they turn inward, achieving a state close to tranquility at a certain moment.
作品由声音和视觉两个部分组成。声音设计由Angry5Jar完成。在声音景观中，心跳声从快到慢，呼吸声从有到无，同时铺垫着一些隐喻了杂念的喃喃声和氛围音乐，以模拟道教中“回光调息”的概念。人的身体有两种“神”：识神和元神。识神位于人的心脏处，心脏和呼吸是相联的，呼吸的气是由心所化生的，而心又被我们的识神所控制。
心的识神让你的心每跳一次，你就产生了一次妄念。道教中打坐入定的过程就是让识神静下来，让眉心间的元神显现，通过元神连接宇宙本源。这一整个过程就是“回光调息”。
光是一切，一切都是光，光也是意识，意识也是光。
这个装置作品的视觉中，唯一的光源是我们的潜意识，通过世间幻象的滤镜，投射出了我们的念头。这个作品中，
作品中的光动态，和它的形成原理模拟了我们脑海中觉察不到的念头的变幻频率。每个个体的意识是唯一的，不变的，通过与世间万物的碰撞和叠加投射出了生生不息，起起落落的念头，最后念念成相。
观众在这场体验中，被邀请将冥想时专注的对象——呼吸，转换为对作品中光动态的专注。正如在冥想中我们觉察自己的每一个念头，观众在作品的光影变幻中，体验到一种逐步深入的专注与沉浸。在这一过程中，向内觉察，在某一刻达到接近入静的状态。