Solo exhibition Soulangh Cultural Park, Taiwan. International residency recipient 2023. Funded by Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government.
A big ball of jelly is rolling through the landscape. As it rolls it consumes things in its path, building upon itself to change shape. It doesn’t judge or differentiate; it accumulates.
For Ariel Ruby, the Jellyball is an image of how varied events and elements have shaped the unique cultural landscape of Taiwan over time.
Using multimedia installation, this immersive and animated environment presents a collection of micro worlds that grow out of the darkness to seek light. Each world tells a story that may evoke similar emotions of sensuous experiences in “nature”, shining a light on an everyday magic that exists in this reality.
Materials: Video and projection mapping, rocks collected from exhibition site, tinted polyurethane foam, various collected objects (organic and inorganic), wood, water and mist makers.
