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Po-Hao Chi (TW)<\/strong>
<\/strong>Hydrospheric Sketch: A Sensorium of Moisture<\/strong>
<\/strong>Audio recordings, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, flood mud ceramic, environment sensor, video, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Po-Hao Chi. Hydrospheric Sketch: A Sensorium of Moisture, 2024. Symbiotic Sense(s) exhibition, Riga, 2024. Photo: Lelde G\u016btmane<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hydrospheric Sketch explores the sensory experience of humidity within the hydrosphere, inspired by the evolving relationship between people, water, and urban development in Taiwan’s Xizhi district, historically known as “Tsui-Tng-Ka,” where river and sea tides once converged. Over time, human interventions like flood control and urban expansion have distanced the district from these natural rhythms.
The new name, Xizhi, meaning “end of tides,” reflects the hope that floods would finally cease in this area, signaling both a geographical shift and a fading connection to the water that once defined the region and its community.
The artist incorporates recordings and footage of hydrological nodes, real-time environmental data, and AI-generated documentary visuals based on local interviews to form a conceptual “sketch” that delves into the trade-off of development, the symbolic significance of water, and the gradual fading of cultural memory.
The installation assembled several water-related elements to explore how everyday appliances\u2014such as dehumidifiers and humidifiers (crafted from flood mud)\u2014and smart home devices mediate and augment our sensory experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Po-Hao Chi<\/strong> is an artist, curator, and educator working at the intersection of art, music, and technology. He is interested in the agency and collaborative capacities between humans and artefacts. Chi graduated from the Art, Culture, and Technology program at MIT, received his MMus from Goldsmiths, University of London, and holds a B.A. in Economics from National Taiwan University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Po-Hao Chi. Hydrospheric Sketch: A Sensorium of Moisture, 2024. Symbiotic Sense(s) exhibition, Riga, 2024. Photo: Lelde G\u016btmane<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Po-Hao Chi (TW)
Hidrosf\u0113ras skice: Mitruma sensorijs<\/strong>
2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u0101kslas darb\u0101 Hidrosf\u0113ras skice<\/em> tiek p\u0113t\u012bta mitruma saj\u016btu pieredze hidrosf\u0113r\u0101, iedvesmojoties no main\u012bgaj\u0101m attiec\u012bb\u0101m starp cilv\u0113kiem, \u016bdeni un pils\u0113tvides att\u012bst\u012bbu Taiv\u0101nas Sjid\u017ei rajon\u0101, kas v\u0113sturiski paz\u012bstams k\u0101 \u201cTsui-Tng-Ka\u201d<\/em>, kur savulaik sapl\u016bda upes un j\u016bras. Laika gait\u0101 cilv\u0113ka iejauk\u0161an\u0101s, piem\u0113ram, pl\u016bdu kontrole un pils\u0113tas papla\u0161in\u0101\u0161an\u0101s, ir att\u0101lin\u0101jusi rajonu no \u0161iem dabiskajiem ritmiem.
Jaunais nosaukums Sjid\u017ei, kas noz\u012bm\u0113 \u201cpaisuma un b\u0113guma beigas\u201d, atspogu\u013co cer\u012bbu, ka pl\u016bdi \u0161aj\u0101 apgabal\u0101 beidzot beigsies, kas liecina gan par \u0123eogr\u0101fisko mai\u0146u, gan par izz\u016bdo\u0161o saikni ar \u016bdeni, kas k\u0101dreiz noteica \u0161o re\u0123ionu un t\u0101 kopienu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u0101kslinieks iek\u013cauj hidrolo\u0123isko mezglu ierakstus un kadrus, re\u0101llaika vides datus un m\u0101ksl\u012bg\u0101 intelekta \u0123ener\u0113tus dokument\u0101las vizu\u0101liz\u0101cijas, kas balst\u012btas intervij\u0101s ar viet\u0113jiem iedz\u012bvot\u0101jiem. Tiek veidota konceptu\u0101la \u201cskice\u201d, kas iedzi\u013cin\u0101s uz att\u012bst\u012bbu v\u0113rstos kompromisos, \u016bdens simboliskaj\u0101 noz\u012bm\u0113 un kult\u016bras atmi\u0146as pak\u0101peniskaj\u0101 izzu\u0161an\u0101.
Instal\u0101cij\u0101 ir apkopoti vair\u0101ki ar \u016bdeni saist\u012bti elementi, lai izp\u0113t\u012btu, k\u0101 ikdienas ier\u012bces – piem\u0113ram, gaisa mitrin\u0101t\u0101ji un vied\u0101s m\u0101jas ier\u012bces medi\u0113 un papildina m\u016bsu ma\u0146u pieredzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Po-Hao Chi. Hydrospheric Sketch: A Sensorium of Moisture, 2024. Symbiotic Sense(s) exhibition, Riga, 2024. Photos: Lelde G\u016btmane<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Installation view of Resonance of Moisture<\/em>, Solo Exhibition by Chi Po-Hao, Hong’s Foundation \u2013 Project Seek, Taipei, 2023. Photo by Davix Xie.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hydrophone Workshop of Traceability Project<\/em>, Xizhi, New Taipei City, 2023. Photo by Lin Pei-Yi.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Real-time environment sensing in Resonance of Moisture, Solo Exhibition by Chi Po-Hao, Hong’s Foundation \u2013 Project Seek, Taipei, 2023. Photo by Davix Xie.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Installation view of Traceability Project, Sonic Sensory Lab, Taipei, 2023. Image courtesy of ZONESOUND CREATIVE.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tracing Water Workshop of Traceability Project, Keelung River (Xizhi section), New Taipei City, 2023. Photo by Liu Ren-Ji.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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