The project is derived from the artist’s experience of caring for and observing an elderly family member, which stimulated the artist to consider the relevance between aging and deterioration of bodily functions and to question whether disability is a form of malfunction. In patients’ processes of resisting against time, their physical and mental functions gradually decline, which reflects the subtle relationships between humans and machines. During the residency in Yokohama in 2025, the artist deepened his understanding of how degenerative diseases impact one’s way of living and social role and developed a philosophical reflection on “slowness” through interviews with healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers. As Taiwan is expected to become an aging society, the project corresponds to a “slow generation” that may become mainstream in the future, attempting to redefine body and time through artistic actions. The artist will focus on conducting interviews and establishing a knowledge system in the early stage of the project. With the accumulation and collection of others’ life stories, the final result of the project will be presented in the form of an exhibition and performance.

From the artist’s point of view, the final presentation is not only a performance but also an invitation, which welcomes everyone to see the values of time, body, and life in a different way. Perhaps, through the gradual process of the withering of life, we could find another way of moving forward.

Visit the artist’s official website at: https://wenhaozheng.cargo.site/