I/O proudly presents the emerging Taiwan artist Sheng Bo Cheng’s READ showcase, an installation series showcasing the concept of a unique way of translation.

Sheng is inspired and enlightened by the concept of AURA in the book of Kleine Geschichte der Photographie (1931) by Walter Benjamin, and a series of installation in various scales are made to complete the story of AURA. Each of the installation consisted of two important translation procedures: from Text (book content/ poems) to Braille, from Braille to the Holes on the Music cards (note for the windup music boxes). Through the translation, it creates a powerful transformation for the work; the sound created extends beyond the confines of written words into a series of narrative Braille notes infused with rich overtones. The work transformed sense of sight into Braille (touch) and then further into the tunes played by a music box (sound). This series offers layers of reading to trigger a series of sensory switches which imbue it with infinite creative possibilities.

Artist Biography
Sheng Bo Cheng was born in Kaohsiung, graduated from the National Pingtung University of Education in 2008 and is now continuing his MA studies in Image and Space Section from the National University of Tainan. Getting used to the simple and relaxing lifestyle in Kaohsiung, the southest and most inartificial area in Taiwan, Sheng’s artistic vision are always clean and sophisticated. He is regarded as one of the most emerging artists in Taiwan; recently he won the grand prize in the 8th Taoyuan Creation Award, and was selected to participate in Art Taipei 10 with all his well-received works.