Fabrik is pleased to present a video presentation of Allan Hsu, entitled Breathe. Breathe is a series of 3 investigative video recordings where the artist immersed himself in three different uncomfortable situations resulting in an agonizing struggle of his senses against a metaphysical existence. In one of the videos, the artist was buried completely in sand, attempting to battle against the forced element (earth) with his body. This exploratory act would seem ambiguous to the audience awaiting for a conclusion or an end.

The work emphasizes the perceptual experience of both the art-making process and the outcome of the video. "My body, especially the organs related to the respiration system, involved in each of the processes as a medium/interface, to originate these scenes with a number of familiar elements, for instance milk, sand and water. My body here, as a perceiver individually, has been through an uncommon experience in the process, while getting another relatively different sensation/feeling from reviewing the outcome video at the same time. It is a work concerning more about intimacy connection and communication with the audience, rather than the concept."

Born in 1989, Allan Hsu graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University, with a major in Visual Arts.