People should listen to the birds’ flight

Interactive installation
Paper, porcelain, conductive paint, copper wire, copper tape, conductive thread, interface, ultra-violt silk print, torch
Size variable
2018, 2020, 2024

The interactive sound installation People should listen to the birds flight engaged audiences in immersive experiences, inclusive dialogues, and playful interactions. The installation featured field recordings of my daily life with relation to bird mythologies. Displayed in braille, it encouraged tactile engagement, inviting the audience to touch and release the sounds for a dynamic and engaging experience.


"The act of touching generates sounds of birds singing, wings clapping wings, cars roaring, steps pacing - various noises of the city, recorded by the artist during her walks in London. The experience of being a migrant, and the continuous efforts to decipher the world and words around her, led Qian Qian to explore interdependence and translation between the cultures, and importantly the potentiality of lost meanings." - Daria Khan

Conversation with Qian Qian for A Poem Lovely as a Tree (2024)
Video Documentation in Mimosa House (2020)