Audio CD & Book 'Nostalgia'

Location(s) in the hierarchy

Records of esea contemporary and predecessors ➔ Programme ➔ Edge Street Programme ➔ The Sound of Self-Exile, Tsai-Wei Chen, (2001 Nov 2 - 2002 Jan 25)
Records of esea contemporary and predecessors ➔ Accessions ➔ Programme archive ➔ Loose Materials ➔ 'The Sound of Self-Exile' paperwork booklet

Information

Type

Archival Record

Identifier

GB3451/OC/6/2/24/1/31

Other Identifiers

OC/6/2/24/1/31 (local reference number)

Date(s)

2001 (is related to)

Record Resource Extent

1 photo book with audio CD

Scope and Content

Audio CD and accompanying book of Tsai-wei Chen's artwork 'Nostalgia' featuring recordings to reflect the artist's pain of home-sickness, using ambient sound recorded in her birth place in Taiwan and her adopted home in London. 

During the exhibition at the Centre, 'The Sound of Self-Exile', the tracks from the CD were played on five separate portable CD players, each present to visitors on an individual plinths. While visitors listened to the tracks through headphones, they viewed blurred photographs of the artist's homeland, which were taken from the photobook. 

Access and Use

Representation Type

unmediated , mediated ➔ digital ➔ digital audio

Conditions on Access

The original record can be accessed in the CFCCA Archive & Library by appointment.

Conditions on Use

Copyright of the artist.

Related Information

People and Organisations

Chen, Tsai-Wei, (b.1973), artist ; esea contemporary (1987-)

Places

London ; Taiwan

Events

The Sound of Self-Exile, Tsai-Wei Chen, 2001 Nov 2 - 2002 Jan 25

Keywords & Terms

Copyright Restricted ; still images ; text ; audio ; English ; Latin (script) ; unmediated ; sound installations ; books ; digital audio ; On site

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