VeryVeryVeryVeryVery (Evening Gown & Things)
2023
Dress Form, Used Evening Gown, Text
Dimensions Variable
“VeryVeryVeryVeryVery (Evening Gown & Things)” looks into the dichotomy between electronic dance music (EDM) and ballads, or lack thereof.
The text of the work references the “2000 Series”- a collection of EDM songs in the rhythm game “Taiko no Tatsujin”. Gameplays of said songs reveal their violently bizarre irregularity beat-wise paired with fast-paced visuals.
The “2000 Series” also envisions the 2000s with uncertainty and excitement. On a scale of 1-10, all songs in the series hold at least 7 stars in difficulty. This hyper-saturated nature of EDM mirrors that of “cringe” culture.
To find an unfound sensuality amidst the chaotic text, a flow is orchestrated within the work: carefully written text; distracted by its meticulous design; distracted by an out-of-style evening gown. Such flow resembles that of a song: lyrics, instrumental stylings, then studio production. A subtle fluidity is present in any song, or thing, however contradicting its elements appear to be.
As much as ballads aim to evoke intense emotional responses using raw and unfiltered lyricism, they often fall flat on intrigue, which EDM more than makes up for. If EDM (text) represents the cerebral, ballads (evening gown) represent theatrics.
When distractions run high, the desire to decipher is fundamental.
《很很很很很（晚禮服和其他）》把電子舞曲（EDM）和抒情曲以二分法（或一併）觀察。
作品的文本引用了「2000系列」——節奏遊戲「太鼓の達人」中的EDM歌曲合集。 這些歌曲的有關遊戲片段中透露了歌曲既極其怪異又不規則的節拍，與遊戲本身節奏高速的畫面。
對於2000年代，「2000系列」也充滿著不確定但興奮的憧憬。 按照 1-10 的評分標準，該系列中的所有歌曲難度至少為 7 顆星。 EDM 的這種過度飽和本質正好映照「cringe」文化的本質。
為了在混亂的文本中發現一種未被發現的感性，作品中策劃了一個流動性：精心書寫的文本； 受其過膩的設計干擾； 再次被一件過時的晚禮服干擾。 類似的流動也出現於歌曲之中：歌詞、樂器風格、後期製作。 任何歌曲甚至事物都存在著微妙的流動性，儘管其構成要素貌似多麼矛盾。
儘管抒情曲的目的是通過原始且未經過濾的歌詞來喚起強烈的情感反應，它們甚少耐人尋味，而EDM就足以彌補這一點。 如果 EDM（文本）代表理智，那麼抒情曲（晚禮服）則代表浮誇。
當干擾漸長，必須有抱要解碼的慾望。