Lou Nengbin: Children of the ancient boat Gen2

Following his diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes, Lou Nengbin meticulously gathered blood glucose readings from patients across the Chinese territory. For his evocative piece, “Children of the Ancient Boat,” the artist meticulously selected data from 50 individuals, among them his own, spanning from 2019 to 2021. This wealth of data has been ingeniously converted into a pentatonic musical scale, preserving the intervallic relationships to forge a harmonious and contiguous sound structure, while mirroring the corresponding frameworks found in orchestral compositions.

The acoustic landscape of the artwork is crafted through Open Al’s classical music framework, evolving from nebulous and generalized associations to an ever-increasing precision, uniqueness, and intimacy in its “performances.”

Lou explores the vast and complex “entities” of data, intertwining his distinctive “daily existences” with a “clinical” perspective, as machines reveal the exact metrics of his endeavors. By blending the pulsations of life, he orchestrate a symphony of the inner self.

The Rehearsal Project

“The Rehearsal Project” is not only a theater space that is both public and private, but also an experimental time for adjusting experience and feedback. As an exploratory artist solo exhibition plan of Taikang Art Museum, it will inherit the tradition of Taikang Space 51m² project and “Sunlight Pavilion Series”, take Taikang Art Museum CBD public space as a new coordinate, continue to promote the presentation and research plan of outstanding artists; continue to promote the exploration of the value construction of Chinese contemporary art subjectivity; continue to accompany the fresh artistic practice to grow together.