This is a performative installation with live video, light, and sound. The installation consists of two LED lights with a camera on each and can turn with a motor. It simulates the shape of a pair of huge nipples and turns nipples from an object being gazed at to a subject that can observe people. The motion of the lights and cameras reflects the fact that the nipples can change their shape during breastfeeding time, which makes babies easier to find them. The live video is an audience observation with layers of live footage. In the second half of the performance, a song will accompany the installation’s movement and send the message that the mothers give us life and save us from hunger; we appreciate them not only for what they did for us but also for what they can do.
Concept/live video/light/music: Dong Zhou
Hardware design and programming: Yuguang Zhao
Premiere: 26.04.2024 at aNOther Festival in Vienna, Austria
Full recording: https://youtu.be/K2RfYQehnmQ
Dong Zhou 