Yilin Zhang

"Umi was sent to this clinic because of the illusions. In the room, through the metal fence, Umi saw a large and constantly wriggling Cloud outside the window. Although doctors and analysts repeatedly told Umi It was just a hallucination, Umi still insists that it exists. During the treatment, the clouds Umi saw began to morph and distort. Umi began to dream and draw them. One day, the Cloud disappeared." 

The work "Cloud: Hysterical Fantasy and Doomsday Melancholy" is a situational hybrid installation based on fictional writing, which consists of a short story with materials such as painting and sound. The text consists of two open parts, the first describes the record of a boy Umi receiving treatment after being diagnosed with illusions, and the other part is Umi as a doomsday world humanoid machine fighting against the runaway schizophrenic cloud in his dreamland.

This virtual space is an isolation room related to a therapeutic situation, and when viewers enter the room and learn about the recovery system by watching TV from the program, they will be given an instruction manual.

There are 12 diaries in the room, each corresponding to a theme (self, finances, communication, family, romance, health, relationships, death, faith, career, purpose, and secrets). After watching a TV show on TV, viewers can leave any words, pictures, emotions, memories, etc. in the book that they think is related to it. 

As an institution founded on the astrological path, it alludes to occult theory, modern spiritual institution, occultism and monastery.

"Chiron's Room" is a virtual therapeutic situation based on narrative dialogue.

By referencing the symbol "Chiron" in ancient Greek mythology and astrology, I wanted to create an open consultation room for dialogue. 

The text is between reality and fiction, pointing to the true meaning of "therapy" in the postmodern context through metaphor and analysis, and thinking about how to reshape individual identity through the means of connection. The text is divided into three chapters (counseling room, temple, astrology) according to the context, and the two sides of the dialogue are mainly set as the therapist and the client. In the text, the identity of the client is enriched from the perspectives of gender, belief, race, etc.; while the role of the therapist will change with the context, including a psychotherapist who specializes in narrative therapy, a Buddhist monk, and a modern astrologer.