Song-Ming Ang’s sound-based works demonstrate the multifaceted ways in which we engage with music on personal and communal levels. Experimenting with a wide range of mediums and processes, Ang’s practice often manifests the labor and craftsmanship of music and art production. For the Triennial, he created a site-specific installation titled True Stories, presenting abstract images on twelve music stands. Accompanying the installation is a multiphonic soundtrack, which generates a dreamlike ambiance. Taken together, this assemblage of audio and visual elements alludes to the fragmented nature of contemporary society.

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