Metaphor Inspiration – Opening Metaphors through the Body

“The boundary between sound and noise, the

The boundary between sound and silence

The dissociation between sound and image.”

When we gaze at something we know, we suddenly feel unfamiliar with words, scenes, and people who were once familiar. In order to achieve this transition from the imaginary to the real, three ways are used to embody the “sense of Judas,” which is abstract and emotional, with factual content. The most intuitive way is to use the change of music rhythm; the second way is to use the change of proper size, and the last way is to mobilize women’s emotions to breathe life into them. The three are combined to construct a mist-like emotional ecology. The ambiance is ethereal, the image is clear, and the virtual and the real appear once again, just as the “Judas sense” to be explored, with the proper distance, but with a subtle emotional resonance with the viewer.

How do gender norms shape women when a reconceptualization of gender and identity seeks to establish a certain new kind of individualism?

Take, for example, the coughing and wheezing of (Butterfly Woman Sleeping) (1967) and the disturbing monologue in (Self-Portrait as Another Person) (1965) from artist Lynn Hershman Leeson’s series Breathing Machine (which asks. “What are you afraid of?” and says, “I feel close to you.”) are full of Lynn’s ideas about “being seduced by the machine.” I wanted to explore this “gender interaction” through music.

Music as an atmosphere, but also as a form of dialogue, a glimpse into society’s unspoken attitudes towards women through a virtual female identity, and a lens through which stakeholders can examine their own female identities.

My subjects are Chinese women between the ages of 18-30 .

To feel the collision of space, sound, and one’s own body in space and time through music, to release one’s body and language in the most sustained and direct way of concrete perception, thus crossing over into unknown contexts, feelings and perceptions, thus discovering and expressing the most authentic and free self.

1. Opening metaphors through the body (expressing music through the body, e.g., baby-like curling, animals, plants, etc.)

Enter the musical space under a series of different physical guidance and control, enter into a deeper and more direct physical connection, enjoy the freedom and diversity of conveying the text, and feel the true power and meaning of language.

2. Group meditation, sharing, and constructive rest

Intervention process

Music 1:

Scenario: If a tsunami swallowed you up, what would you be when coming ashore?

A: Imagine me as a newborn baby in my mother’s body. At that moment, I forget my original surroundings, curl up on the ground reflecting the water waves, look at myself, become aware, and go to an imaginary time and space.

B: Open your eyes wide and look at the world carefully.

Music 2:

Scenario: What do you want to do at this moment, when the world is just you?

A: Take a walk around the world, want to put down your phone, turn off all electronic devices, even if you can’t go far away, but it’s good to sit in any corner and look up at the night sky.

B: Talking to the Universe

Stakeholder sentiments.

A: By looking at ourselves, paying attention to others, observing life, and cultivating awareness, I think that everyone can tap into the best creative material, and we can be a source of material and inspiration for ourselves and others, and everyone can have the ability to turn a problem into a poem. In the future, I am willing to find the courage to experiment more with improvisation and learn to express my true self more boldly and freely.

B: When I am in a new environment, my imagination and my mirror, I am immersed and happy.

Conclusion：

By unleashing their bodies and words, women can step into unknown contexts, feelings, and perceptions. Together we find out how to use language as a vehicle to create a space of mutual trust; together, we discover and express our most authentic and free selves. The power of women is immense, and there are many women today who have achieved great success in their work. When women can participate more fully in economic, political, and civic life, the benefits extend to their families, communities, and countries. But there is also the issue of addressing the perception that women’s judgment is biased towards emotion, which can cloud their judgment and maximize their capabilities.

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