Yoria Shi
let us fall and scrape the skin off our knees
peel off those binding layers and fling yourself to the edge
an ode to us and our humanly world
to touch is to be moved, an action is performed, the interaction speaks louder than a thousand words
walking in circles and forgetting where you began
just as I am not trying to find the start and end of a cycle
nor am I that sorely interested in entertaining you
you may, you may not
but why
did you know that we are moving all the time
from the earth’s slow rotations down to the finite molecular vibrations of our bodies
you can never truly be still
we are all objects of motion
Yoria Shi, Installation View. Image Courtesy of University of Melbourne
Yoria Shi, install view of Do they want us to play?, live feed camera and tv, plastic playpen, mixed media sculpture, audience interaction, 2024. Image courtesy of artist
Yoria Shi, still from HQ CCTV, video and sound, 23:13, 2024, performers: Indi Mcqueen and Leyla Boz. Still courtesy of artist
Yoria Shi, spin, 2024, participants: Jasmine Riley and Eliza Baker, image courtesy of artist
Yoria Shi, PLAYPLAYPLAY! co. design document excerpt, 2024. Image courtesy of artist
Yoria Shi, still from test lift, video, sound, select audience participation, sculpture (wobble board, mdf, wood, wet pour rubber), 6:09, 2024, participants: 2024 BFA sculpture class. Image courtesy of artist
Yoria Shi, still from test lift, video, sound, select audience participation, sculpture (wobble board, mdf, wood, wet pour rubber), 6:09, 2024, participants: 2024 BFA sculpture class, image courtesy of artist
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
University of Melbourne