after my clearing post yesterday we headed out into the bright warm day and south to alnwick. now famous for the home of hogwarts, our destination was another famous place – barter books. having written up how i […]
Despite being on holiday I find myself needing to come to this place and reflect upon my attempts to play this week. We’re in northumberland staying in a remote location where the wifi is intermittent. I’ve brought the 360 camera […]
in the life of this commission there are going to be some days where a special one off event takes place. this week saw the first of these – a crane on site to lift steelwork into the second floor. […]
end of march, i’ve eaten and it’s still light, time to write a post i thought as i walked into the kitchen with my dinner plate. with the lighter nights comes a happier andrew. for the rememberable past i have […]
there’s a lovely feeling about getting to the point on a friday afternoon when i realise i have the head space and photos to put together a post about my week. after the weekend of discomfort – my week has […]
in my inexperience with social media i’ve arrived at an etiquette stanch to do with following up posts in which i have expressed something in such a way that might make the reader uncomfortable. i think i’m talking about restoring […]
in this post i aim to reflect as well as off load. i need to off load the feelings generated while working within a project. the details of this project are irrelevent as it’s not about the project – it’s […]
i’m awash with excitement – a top feeling – energising – almost bursting. how can this be followed i think? like a surfer standing up i am in that moment and i feel invincible. it’s friday 10:15am. i pause […]
following on from yesterday i’ve been working a little more on the website and there seems to be something emerging. i have done a lot with lines. i cover this in the play section of the site. […]
bonkers weather for the time of year – needed to document that for when i go back over this later in the year. recently i’ve given my website a make over and i pleased with where it’s ended up. […]
reflecting this morning about the final session of a royal academy / artists rooms funded project at derby museums has placed me in a reflective space about the post i made last night. firstly i reflect that when tired i […]
on my mind of late has been my practice – i’m close to beginning the commission from the museum of making at derby silk mill. it is refreshing to be moving towards doing more within my practice. my practice is […]
as a boy the film oliver had a huge impact upon me – especially fagin played by ron moody. i would spend hours doing the actions with my hands – i was told this when i was older. as we […]
there’s a hub bub of activity in the kitchen as pizza friday is in full swing – i’m waiting for the crowd to ebb before venturing in. i feel in a very reflective mood tonight as earlier we all were […]
blog plotting my practice, life and work during 2019.
“Looking through the eyes of the artist to see life. ” “Expanding the possibilities.” “I want to spend more work (time) on things.” “Becoming is an event, movement is passing in time and space. Becoming is not movement.” “Relationships” “Désoeuvrement” […]
Exploring non-narrative approach of opera making through the lifeworks of Tehching Hsieh Li-E Chen: PROPOSITION FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT A SILENT OPERA ON TEHCHING HSIEH The presentation was conducted at the Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2017, as part of Li-E […]
A Conversation with Tehching Hsieh Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 7PM Live Art Development Agency, The Garrett Centre, 117A Mansford Street, London E2 6LX As marking the end of my One Year Research and Development: A Silent Opera on the Life and Art of Tehching […]
You know that feeling when you start the day with the sun shining, your dirty work clothes on and a deadline behind you? That’s the one I’ve got today. It’s like the first day of the rest of my life. […]
I’ve been re reading my initial blogs on a-n. Trying to discover some progress, development in my thoughts and achievements in art and life. Some aspects remain constant – lack of self-belief both in life and my art but there […]
well – my last post was a bit dramatic ! i wasn’t feeling too good. i’m recovering from a self diagnosed vitamin d deficiency and there is a possiblity of something else as yet undiagnosed. my previous post caught the […]
Moving away from research and returning myself to everyday life and my own artistic practice as an artist to focus on my own senses. Blog post (5 of 8) March, 2018 | liechen.com/silentopera
BY LI-E CHEN IN VENICE | NEW YORK | LONDON | 2017 – 2018
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Immortalizing the sculpture – death is part of life. The humanity of ‘process’ – the cycle of a project starts from an ending, a death of sorts. I gave up working in the way I had been and started with […]
