Yu Ji
Pataauw Stone
Statement
single channel HD video, 23:46mins, 2015
Yu Ji’s (于吉) 2015 video work Pataauw Stone. The short film was created during six-week residency at Taipei’s Guandu Village, and documents a performance by Yu Ji in which she traverses the Qixing Mountain area in Taipei, dragging one of her sculptures. Close-up footage of Yu Ji as she struggles across the terrain is interwoven with that of the surrounding scenery; reflecting the broader interest within her practice of expressing physical presence and that of performed labour. The video likewise evokes an intimate portrayal of the landscape and the place of the body within its environments.
Yu Ji has said of her performance in the film: ‘The journey was lengthy and exhausting. However, when I finally reached the destination, I was deeply touched both by my own efforts and the amazing view I witnessed. At that time, Qixing Pond had no water, and its bottom was covered in tender grass and scattering boulders in the middle. I dragged the “stone” I created all the way to the center of the boulders and finished this performance… The video documentation of this performance became a main component in the video work, Pataauw Stone.’
(in conversation with Isabelle Kuo, COBO Social, 2016)
Yu Ji’s (于吉) 2015 video work Pataauw Stone. The short film was created during six-week residency at Taipei’s Guandu Village, and documents a performance by Yu Ji in which she traverses the Qixing Mountain area in Taipei, dragging one of her sculptures. Close-up footage of Yu Ji as she struggles across the terrain is interwoven with that of the surrounding scenery; reflecting the broader interest within her practice of expressing physical presence and that of performed labour. The video likewise evokes an intimate portrayal of the landscape and the place of the body within its environments.
Yu Ji has said of her performance in the film: ‘The journey was lengthy and exhausting. However, when I finally reached the destination, I was deeply touched both by my own efforts and the amazing view I witnessed. At that time, Qixing Pond had no water, and its bottom was covered in tender grass and scattering boulders in the middle. I dragged the “stone” I created all the way to the center of the boulders and finished this performance… The video documentation of this performance became a main component in the video work, Pataauw Stone.’
(in conversation with Isabelle Kuo, COBO Social, 2016)
Statement
single channel HD video, 23:46mins, 2015
Yu Ji’s (于吉) 2015 video work Pataauw Stone. The short film was created during six-week residency at Taipei’s Guandu Village, and documents a performance by Yu Ji in which she traverses the Qixing Mountain area in Taipei, dragging one of her sculptures. Close-up footage of Yu Ji as she struggles across the terrain is interwoven with that of the surrounding scenery; reflecting the broader interest within her practice of expressing physical presence and that of performed labour. The video likewise evokes an intimate portrayal of the landscape and the place of the body within its environments.
Yu Ji has said of her performance in the film: ‘The journey was lengthy and exhausting. However, when I finally reached the destination, I was deeply touched both by my own efforts and the amazing view I witnessed. At that time, Qixing Pond had no water, and its bottom was covered in tender grass and scattering boulders in the middle. I dragged the “stone” I created all the way to the center of the boulders and finished this performance… The video documentation of this performance became a main component in the video work, Pataauw Stone.’
(in conversation with Isabelle Kuo, COBO Social, 2016)
Yu Ji’s (于吉) 2015 video work Pataauw Stone. The short film was created during six-week residency at Taipei’s Guandu Village, and documents a performance by Yu Ji in which she traverses the Qixing Mountain area in Taipei, dragging one of her sculptures. Close-up footage of Yu Ji as she struggles across the terrain is interwoven with that of the surrounding scenery; reflecting the broader interest within her practice of expressing physical presence and that of performed labour. The video likewise evokes an intimate portrayal of the landscape and the place of the body within its environments.
Yu Ji has said of her performance in the film: ‘The journey was lengthy and exhausting. However, when I finally reached the destination, I was deeply touched both by my own efforts and the amazing view I witnessed. At that time, Qixing Pond had no water, and its bottom was covered in tender grass and scattering boulders in the middle. I dragged the “stone” I created all the way to the center of the boulders and finished this performance… The video documentation of this performance became a main component in the video work, Pataauw Stone.’
(in conversation with Isabelle Kuo, COBO Social, 2016)
