Hau Dong Ca - Song Of A Medium In Ceremony
In Vietnam, medium ship remains a popular practice to enable the livings communicate with deceased loved one or to ask the spirits for wealth or protection of their family. When the spirit occupies a medium, he or she often dances freely in the ritual music. The background music in this work is a mix of ritual music and popular music in Vietnam. The artists re-performed a medium ceremony and used Depth tool kit and kinetic as another type of medium to seek substance of the cultural phenomena digitally.
* Article on SIGGRAPH Asia 2015: Life on Earth: https://digitalartarchive.siggraph.org/artwork/hong-ngoc-nguyen-thanh-tung-le-hau-dong-ca-song-of-a-medium-in-ceremony/
Credits
Exhibited at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015: Life on Earth ( Curated by Nhung Walsh - Indochina Arts Partnership )
Visual Artist - Nguyen Hong Ngoc ( Ngoc Nau ) & Tung Monkey
Performer - Nguyen Hong Ngoc ( Ngoc Nau )