Through the observation from cultural codes and eastern costumes, traditional paper-cut art and totem, in the Chinese society, reveal mainstream consciousness toward love, sex and felicities for “reproduction” and “normal pattern” in miniature. With the passage of time, expected role played by women should be loyal and humble.
"The shells of moral pattern" suppress female desire, bodies and soul so they don’t have self-oriented cogitation but serve others as anchor point to move. In hence, facing external changes, they are defenseless within empty shells in the patriarchal environment.
Nowadays, love and sexual connection cannot be limited by “moral pattern” or “legal framework”. Instead of ignoring the phenomenon and humanities under the surface of shell, we should face the gap between “moral surface” and “underlying reality” with open discussion.
Through the observation from cultural codes and eastern costumes, traditional paper-cut art and totem, in the Chinese society, reveal mainstream consciousness toward love, sex and felicities for “reproduction” and “normal pattern” in miniature. With the passage of time, expected role played by women should be loyal and humble.
"The shells of moral pattern" suppress female desire, bodies and soul so they don’t have self-oriented cogitation but serve others as anchor point to move. In hence, facing external changes, they are defenseless within empty shells in the patriarchal environment.
Nowadays, love and sexual connection cannot be limited by “moral pattern” or “legal framework”. Instead of ignoring the phenomenon and humanities under the surface of shell, we should face the gap between “moral surface” and “underlying reality” with open discussion.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ｜
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN RE-ANIMATED
On April 4th, 2019, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s immortal gothic horror novel and feminist text, USC came alive with a multimedia, interactive and live performance extravaganza.
Under a dark and drizzling sky, spectators watched as animated digital projections transformed Doheny Library’s exterior into a vibrant, electronic canvas for re-telling the original story of Frankenstein. Under the direction of digital artists Akiko Yamashita, Yo-Yo Lin, and numerous USC faculty, more than a hundred USC students working in different disciplines –animation, interactive media, music, theatre, dance, art and design, and architecture– collaborated to re-animate Mary Shelley’s enduring classic in stunning fashion.
RESPONSIBLE FOR
Liquid experimental time-lapse filming
(full live event video from 08:43 to 09:13)
for
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN RE-ANIMATED
THE MAKING-OF
The following includes the excerpt of full live event video from 08:43 to 09:13 as well as the documentation photos and video about the process of filming liquid.
