“Memes refer to the dissemination and evolution of information, and one of the most important means of dissemination of information is discourse. The composition of the Internet as a big environment has greatly changed the scale and form of interpersonal communication by virtue of its wide range of communication and fast speed, making everyone's expression timely, swift, and hidden.”
In all kinds of film and television works, the green screen is gradually being used more and more for its "hidden, editable, and virtual" features. We use the green screen as a visual language, and use ourselves as a reflection to select five types of people who need to express themselves in a hidden way on the Internet for research and creation. According to the thinking logic from point to surface, we summed up five types of behaviors or states of concealed expression on the Internet from five types of characteristic groups and created five rescue tools based on these, which means that people can use various methods in the Internet environment. The rescue behavior of the class protects itself and can safely carry out covert expression.
We launched this set of five rescue tools. In the follow-up work, according to the conditions of the green screen, that is, video performance, we will use exaggerated and absurd performance techniques to shoot images of the interaction between models and rescue tools to show people. All kinds of hidden activities are carried out in the network life to achieve "A Show for No One".
Let's Jam.
Simple Justice
In order to get more people's approval, they confuse the concepts of dignity and vanity. This kind of person does not "oppose" a specific group, and they judge the world entirely by their personal values. Although it may be partly correct, due to its own limitations, it loses its original purpose, forms extreme views, and is easy to be used by people with intentions, resulting in group cyber violence incidents.
The work transforms a set of fire hydrants and replaces the gun head with a toy water gun to restore the desperate "performance" of such people in hot topics.
—— Yan Yifan 闫一凡
Unreasonable; Aggressive; Extreme; Crowd effect
Violence Rescue
I am a person who almost never expresses my position on social networks, but I have an extremely inflated desire to express myself, even reaching a critical point.
—— He Wanying 何婉莹
High Pressure; Evasive; Anxious; Sardine Effect
Fraudster
They concealed their true identity and deceived others for their selfish desires.
For various interests or other purposes, they do not hesitate to hide their real self, establish a virtual identity, and deceive others with sweet words, forming a series of appalling cyber fraud incidents.
Hiding other facial features, wearing the necessary loudspeaker, the outermost part is covered by a green screen, when the green screen is hidden, revealing the mouth that can “reverse“ right and wrong facts.
—— Wan Yiyang 万一阳
Premeditated; Self-interested; Seditious; Stockholm Syndrome
Itching in the boots
There will always be some words that only they can understand on their social accounts. They are never shy to express themselves but prefer to immerse themselves in their own world for The Show for No One.
This narcissistic state also sometimes makes them feel that no one understands them, like an itch in boots.
—— Zhang Yilun 张亦伦
Spontaneous; hindered; internally consistent; Schrödinger's cat
Primes Saving
Groups that exist invisibly in society are unable to express their true selves due to social pressure. They do not have a reasonable or legal identity in society, and they are marginal groups in that sense. They don't show their whole picture in front of the public, and they often use vague words in their conversations to achieve the purpose of self-protection.
Prime numbers, that can only be divisible by 1 and themselves, can only save themselves.
—— Xu Jiarui 许嘉芮
Marginal; Self-rescue; Passive; Murphy's Law
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Brochure
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“Shows for no one exist in everyday life, but the warning red color of firefighting equipment has always been deeply noticed, just like we never know how many fireboxes are stored in the corridor.”
— A SHOW FOR NO ONE
Special Thanks & Sources
Participating Artists: Yan Yifan 闫一凡 He Wanying 何婉莹 Wan Yiyang 万一阳 Zhang Yilun 张亦伦 Xu Jiarui 许嘉芮
Image Source: Paula Scher, Marshall-Mcluhan, Between.mirrors, Toilet paper, Modern Times, Suspiria, I Heard You Paints Houses, Mcluhan/Fiore, Michel Foucault, Gerhard Richter, Maurizio Cattelan, Li Xiangwei
Video Music: Tank! ——Yoko Kanno