"Ride the Wave-Ensemble" is a dynamic paper-based artwork that incorporates the artist's personal drawings, choreography, and collaboration with musicians Randy & Mei. The artist invited a group of immigrant female friends to participate in the performance and video recording, depicting their journey from distant lands to New York. This piece captures their experiences of fresh encounters in youth, subsequent doubts and denials, and ultimately, self-reconstruction. It showcases their confusion, anger, guilt, and the unique insights they gain.
Han Qin, Ride the Wave–Ensemble, 2024.
Video performance, Cyanotype on paper,
30 x 80 inches
Video performance, Cyanotype on paper,
30 x 80 inches
《踏浪-群像》，2024.
影像，纸面蓝晒（氰版照相法），
76.2 cm×203.2 cm
影像，纸面蓝晒（氰版照相法），
76.2 cm×203.2 cm
Presented in a framed art form, "Ride the Wave" integrates dance videos, animation, and music. The artwork reflects the artist's consistent focus on the body and identity, using wave imagery and musical performance to create a seemingly static yet dynamic, sorrowful yet joyful video experience.
Through its multidimensional artistic expression, "Ride the Wave" invites the audience to experience the emotional journey of these female immigrants, sharing in their resilience and renewal.
Credits
Artist
Han Qin 韩沁
Han Qin 韩沁
Music
Dances on Waves by Mei Han, Elwood Epps, & Kathryn Schulmeister
© Red Chamber Cultural Society, ZaDiscs
Dances on Waves by Mei Han, Elwood Epps, & Kathryn Schulmeister
© Red Chamber Cultural Society, ZaDiscs
Dancers
Yufang Yang, Jingda Feng, Fang Wu, Angela Wang, Xiurong Sun,
Suan Wang, Lixin Betty Ruan, Han Qin, Angela Luo
Yufang Yang, Jingda Feng, Fang Wu, Angela Wang, Xiurong Sun,
Suan Wang, Lixin Betty Ruan, Han Qin, Angela Luo
Director | Han Qin
Camera | Qiaoling Wu
Onsite Assistant | Tian Tian
Special thanks | Luminary Dance Studio
Ride the Wave — Ensemble
© Han Qin Studio, 2024
Storyboard
First Movement:
Maiden Years In this movement, the lead trumpet symbolizes youth and hope, accompanied by a group dance of the Guzheng, presenting the freshness of womanhood during the maiden years and their aspirations for the future.
Maiden Years In this movement, the lead trumpet symbolizes youth and hope, accompanied by a group dance of the Guzheng, presenting the freshness of womanhood during the maiden years and their aspirations for the future.
Second Movement:
Setbacks and Denials The second movement features the double bass as the lead dancer, portraying the setbacks and denials women face as they grow. The group dance of the guzheng symbolizes their inner struggles and doubts, filling this movement with emotional conflict and self-questioning.
Setbacks and Denials The second movement features the double bass as the lead dancer, portraying the setbacks and denials women face as they grow. The group dance of the guzheng symbolizes their inner struggles and doubts, filling this movement with emotional conflict and self-questioning.
Third Movement:
Reconstruction and Emergence In the third movement, the trumpet and double bass come together, symbolizing reconstruction and emergence from the shadows. The guzheng's group dance reappears, showing women's self-reconstruction and renewal after facing adversities.
Reconstruction and Emergence In the third movement, the trumpet and double bass come together, symbolizing reconstruction and emergence from the shadows. The guzheng's group dance reappears, showing women's self-reconstruction and renewal after facing adversities.
Intent: Three movements of women's growth/immigrant stages
First Movement: Maiden Years / 2. Second Movement: Setbacks and Denials / 3. Third Movement: Reconstruction and Emergence Lead Dancer: Trumpet; Supporting Lead: Double Bass; Corps de Ballet: Guzheng Progression: Freshness, contact, doubt, self-recognition/denial, reconstruction Personalization: Hear their stories
《踏浪-群像》是一副会动的纸面作品，通过艺术家个人的绘画、编舞，以及与音乐人Randy & Mei的合作，邀请了一群移民女性朋友们参与表演与视频录制。作品表现了她们从外地来到纽约的经历，从年少时的新鲜接触到怀疑否定，再到最终的自我重建，展现出她们的困惑、愤怒、罪恶感，以及只有她们自己才能理解的情境。
《踏浪》以架上艺术形式呈现，融合了舞蹈视频、动画和音乐。这个作品体现了艺术家一贯对身体和身份的关注，通过波浪意象和音乐表演，创造出一个静中有动、悲喜交织的视频体验。
这部作品通过艺术的多维表达，邀请观众一同体验这些女性移民的心路历程，感受她们的坚韧与重生。