Baby Love
Shu Lea Cheang
(Taiwan/France) 16–25 Nov Western Australian Museum Foyer
Climb aboard! Dummy-sucking cloned Baby Love babies invite you to join them in their giant mobile wi-fi teacups. As you turn the wheel, you and the babies can glide across the space, gently colliding with other teacups, shuffling and exchanging love songs with the bump. Turning the central wheel in different directions will speed up or slow down the soundtrack as you navigate the space.
Set in 2030, Baby Love was inspired by central figures in Ryu Murakami’s novel Coin Locker Babies, a story of twins born from lockers at Yokohama Station who spend their lives haunted by the sound of their mother’s heartbeat. Cheang’s Baby Love, in response, offers a complex kinetic and sonic experience where romantic nostalgia collides with the futuristic fantasy of cloned babies holding the key to emotion and memory.
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Production Details
Details
- Date & Time
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Times when people can ride in the teacups
Fri 16 Nov @ 6.30 – 9pm
Sat 17, Sun 18 Nov @ 10am – 4pm
Mon 19 Nov, Tue 20 Nov, Wed 21 Nov, Thurs 22 Nov, Fri 23 Nov @ 10.30am – 1.30pm
Sat 24 & Sun 25 Nov @ 10am – 4pm
Times when the teacups can be viewed only
Tue 2 Nov, Wed 21 Nov, Thur 22 Nov, Fri 23 Nov @ 9.30am-5pm - Location
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Western Australian Museum Foyer
- Form
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Visual Arts, Installation
- Cost
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Free
Credits
Presented by:
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Gallery
Baby Love Image Gallery
Images by Ken Drake www.photovation.com
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