‘Repeat after me’
Video installation, sound, dimension variable, 2021
11 screens – one big screen with ten small screens, synchronized, 00:06:42
St.joost, Den Bosch

I spoke Mandarin to non-Mandarin speakers and asked them to repeat the sounds. I recorded their responses, used only their parts to create a Mandarin language exam, and showed it to ten native Mandarin speakers, asking them to write down what they heard. I acted as the Invigilator.

The accuracy of the exam and the distance from the participator’s city to the Netherlands.

Recording non-Mandarin speakers, live performance, St.Joost, Den Bosch, 2021