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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.86,0:00:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born in Taiwan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.60,0:00:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up surrounded by
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.42,0:00:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different types of hardware stores,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.12,0:00:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I like going to night markets.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.47,0:00:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love the energy of the night markets,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.31,0:00:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the colors, the lights, the toys,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.86,0:00:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all the unexpected things I find every time I go,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.30,0:00:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things like watermelon with straw antennas
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.67,0:00:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or puppies with mohawks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.49,0:00:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.30,0:00:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any kind of toys I'd find around the house,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.33,0:00:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.56,0:00:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also liked to make environments
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.58,0:00:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people to explore and play.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.67,0:00:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In these early installations,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.62,0:00:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.15,0:00:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and things I would find in the hardware store
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.99,0:00:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or around the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.20,0:00:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would take things like highlighter pen,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.94,0:00:49.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.39,0:00:51.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating these glowing circulatory systems
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.90,0:00:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people to walk through and enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.29,0:00:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like these materials because of the way they look,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.79,0:01:00.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way they feel, and they're very affordable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.09,0:01:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also liked to make devices\Nthat work with body parts.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.92,0:01:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would take camera LED lights
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.09,0:01:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.24,0:01:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would videotape my belly button,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.39,0:01:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a different perspective,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.42,0:01:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see what it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.78,0:01:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.94,0:01:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also like to modify household appliances.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.52,0:01:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an automatic night light.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.82,0:01:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you might have them at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.43,0:01:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would cut out the light sensor,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.07,0:01:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,add an extension line,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.97,0:01:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use modeling clay,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.47,0:01:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stick it onto the television,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.24,0:01:29.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I would videotape my eye,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.25,0:01:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and using the dark part of my eye
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.12,0:01:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.00,0:01:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you turn on the lightbulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.75,0:01:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The white of the eye and the eyelid
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.67,0:01:38.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.87,0:01:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it will shut off the light.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.63,0:01:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to collect more different types of eyes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.72,0:01:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I built this device using bicycle helmets,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.46,0:01:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some lightbulbs and television sets.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.88,0:01:51.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would be easier for other\Npeople to wear the helmet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.27,0:01:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and record their eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.60,0:01:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This device allows me to symbolically
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.72,0:01:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extract other people's eyes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.26,0:02:00.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I have a diversity of eyes to use
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.16,0:02:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for my other sculptures.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.83,0:02:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This sculpture has four eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.59,0:02:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each eye is controlling a different device.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.76,0:02:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This eye is turning itself around in a television.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.24,0:02:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This eye is inflating a plastic tube.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.65,0:02:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This eye is watching a video\Nof another piece being made.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.23,0:02:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these two eyes are activating glowing water.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.19,0:02:28.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of these pieces are later on shown
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.17,0:02:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.52,0:02:32.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.87,0:02:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love science and biology.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.23,0:02:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.72,0:02:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.76,0:02:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.57,0:02:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love these creatures. I love the\Nway they look, the way they feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.68,0:02:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're soft, they're slimy,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.54,0:02:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was fascinated by the way they use light
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.72,0:02:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.95,0:02:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either to attract mates, for self-defense,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.02,0:02:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to attract food.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.82,0:02:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This research inspired my\Nwork in many different ways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.24,0:03:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things like movement or different light patterns.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.18,0:03:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started gathering a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.62,0:03:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different types of material in my studio
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.35,0:03:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just experimenting
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.55,0:03:13.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and trying this out, trying that out,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.37,0:03:15.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.100,0:03:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used a lot of computer cooling fans
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.26,0:03:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just kind of put them\Ntogether and see what happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.76,0:03:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an 8,000-square-foot installation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.96,0:03:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,composed of many different creatures,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.36,0:03:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some hanging from the ceiling\Nand some resting on the floor.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.85,0:03:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From afar, they look alien-like,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.13,0:03:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when you look closer,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.80,0:03:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're all made out of black garbage bags
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.33,0:03:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Tupperware containers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.95,0:03:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to share with you how ordinary things
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.91,0:03:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can become something magical and wondrous.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.71,0:04:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.88,0:04:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.74,0:04:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)