Gravity Cup｜萬有引力盃
Table tennis, elastic bands, waist belts, Cartesian coordinate system.
dimensions variable, Photo by Wang Jhong-Ping, Taiwan 2025.
桌球、彈力繩、腰帶、卡點西德， 尺寸依場地，王仲平攝影，臺灣，2025。
This work is based on my repeated conversations with people living with Parkinson’s disease. In many countries, table tennis is regarded as an activity that can help improve certain motor impairments, strengthen muscles, and enhance hand–eye coordination. Based on these observations, I began to rethink the mechanics of table tennis: is it possible to reimagine a “match” as a form of “cooperation”?
In this installation, I set up a system of elastic straps that connect two participants’ bodies, so their movements pull on and influence each other, like celestial bodies moving along shared orbits. During the continuous and rhythmic back-and-forth of hitting the ball, both participants must constantly adjust and respond to each other’s actions. This sustained movement echoes the bodily experience of people with Parkinson’s disease, who must keep their bodies in motion in order to resist the gradual decline of physical function.
這件作品的概念源自我與帕金森氏症患者之間的多次對談。在許多國家，桌球被視為能改善部分肢體障礙、增強肌力並提升手眼協調的活動。基於這些觀察，我開始重新思考桌球的運動機制：是否有可能將「比賽」重新想像為一種「合作」的模式？
在此裝置中，我設置了一組富有彈性的繩帶，連結在兩位參與者的身上，使他們的動作彼此牽引、互相影響，如同軌道上運行的天體。在不斷進行、具有節奏的來回擊球過程中，雙方必須持續調整、回應彼此的動作。這樣的持續運動，試著呼應帕金森氏症患者的身體經驗，他們必須讓身體「保持著運動」，以抵抗身體機能逐漸衰退的過程。
Footage recording｜Yao-Jyun LIOU 動態影像紀錄｜劉耀鈞