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M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. By donation, © Luo Qingmin, Estate of Chen Shaoxiong
Chen Shaoxiong 陳劭雄
Sight Adjuster III 視力矯正器 III
1996
In this installation, two television screens are fitted with a black accordion-like viewing device that tapers and ends at the eye level of a seated viewer. By looking into the stereoscope, one can see two separate scenes depicting simple actions on the television screens. The scenes seem visually related, with almost identical backgrounds and characteristics, but they are often perplexing or incoherent. Examples include a hand reaching out to take a green apple on the left screen, with an arm on the right screen later showing a hand holding a banana; and scenes rotating in different directions on both screens, featuring a person walking across a space with two windows. When seeing each set of images together, one feels compelled to draw connections between them. This installation is part of Chen Shaoxiong’s Sight Adjuster series (1996–1999), which examines the relationship between images and visual perception to reflect on how images can be manipulated to construct and convey ideas. Chen pioneered video art in China, using the medium to explore the limits and implications of electronic images in shaping one’s view of the world.
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