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Proliferasian, CWorks and Sound of Dragon Society presents Fallen City
Fallen City is an interdisciplinary project that fuses the arts and science to raise awareness of earthquake risks and to honour the lives lost to earthquakes around the world.
Co-presented by Proliferasian, CWorks, and Sound of Dragon Society, Fallen City is the brainchild of 3 siblings - Lan Tung (producer/musician/composer), Dr. Dorian Tung (researcher/earthquake engineer), and Li Tung (visual artist/performer). Born in Taiwan, a country of frequent earthquakes, they now live in Vancouver, where there is increasing concern of a major earthquake.
Fallen City is presented in four sections: Seismic Hazard, Early Warning, Earthquake Engineer, and Disaster Recovery, identified by Dr. Dorian Tung. The four sections are represented by Li Tung’s paintings of cat communities, not only because all three siblings are cat owners, but also to recognize cats` sensibility and curiosity to their surroundings.
Fallen City has a number of innovative elements. Media artists Shanghan and Sammy Chien, another set of siblings from Taiwan, incorporate scientific studies of earthquakes, stories from earthquake survivors, and live camera feed from the stage to create interactive video projection. Seismographic images are treated with visual effects and also used as graphic scores to guide the musical development. A large musical pendulum, built by Li Tung in collaboration with software designer Arne Eigenfeldt and sound design artist Jeremy O'Neill, creates spectacular visual effects and functions as a musical instrument to interact with the musicians. In addition, audience members can test their skill in creating miniature buildings on a shake table used by scientists to simulate movement during earthquakes.
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