Hypnosis is a mental state during the hypnotherapy when the hypnotist unleashed the inner potential of the patient through calling out the repressed unconsciousness by his/her consciousness. Hypnosis, the title also the theme of this exhibition in here is using this method to treat and discuss the individual discourse concealed under the cultural symbol of both Taiwan and Mainland‘s contemporary art.

As today’s atmosphere, domination of political ideology is gradually weakened and individual consciousness keeps expanding; artistic creativity always is the bond of spirit experience of individuality of artists under unconsciousness. We use the concept “hypnosis” to give a close analyze of varies photographs and video installations works by artists from both sides of the straits; we evade concepts such us geographical or political difference in order to emerge and analyze individual psychological disparity of artists when facing “Culture identity” problems. Here by using this concept to break through their pursuing of imagery of culture identity when artists are in their conscious sphere. Then delve into the underlying individual energy in their unconscious level.

Corator :
Xie Caomin (b.1974 in Shanghai, China) is an Atlanta-based artist, originally from China. He has been teaching and working in the U.S. as a painter and new media artist since 1999. From 1989 to 2000 he studied sculpture and painting in both China at the Academy of Art and Georgia at the Savannah College of Art & Design. He has been teaching at Clayton State University in Georgia since 2003. Xie is the recipient of The Charies Loridans Foundation 2010-2011 Working Artist Project. His recent exhibitions include Samsara-Solo Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, The Still Within, Savannah College of Art & Design Hong kong Campus Gallery and Shadow, Martin Mullen Art Gallery, State University of New York at Oneonta.