huidi xiang












the cat-mouse-cheese-column orchestra



2019
site-specific installation:
wood, steel, PLA, wheels, modified kitchen sink, modified found fortune cat, modified found kit-cat clock, modified toy train, modified squared fan, found IKEA stool, found TV, found metronome, found cat toy, found kitchen toy




solo exhibition at Ellis Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

3/6/2019-3/12/2019



The Cat-Mouse-Cheese-Column Orchestra
is a sound/sculpture installation consisting of five sculptural instruments, generating sounds and movements through the motion of chase-and-escape derived from the cat-and-mouse scenario from classic cartoon animations. Instead of achieving an end, this work presents such narrative as a perpetual loop, a constant power exchange, and a coexistence of conflicts and codependence.





video documentation:




objects in the orchestra: