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Samson Young — Container Artist Residency
Samson Young, Landschaft, 2015, watercolor, color pencil, ink, stamps, and modeling paste on paper
Samson Young, Landschaft, 2015, watercolor, color pencil, ink, stamps, and modeling paste on paper
Samson Young, Muted Situation #2: Muted Lion Dance, 2014; actions, instructions, videos
Samson Young, Muted Situation #2: Muted Lion Dance, 2014; actions, instructions, videos
Samson Young, Pastoral Music, 2015, performance, AM Space, Art Basel Hong Kong
Samson Young, Studies for Pastoral Music (Remington Rolling Block Rifle), 2015, watercolor, color pencil, ink, stamps, and modeling paste on paper
Samson Young, Studies for Pastoral Music (Kodiak Rifle), 2015, watercolor, color pencil, ink, stamps, and modeling paste on paper
Samson Young, Dream FM (While the daylight last), 2015, on-site radio broadcast, performance, neon sign, drawings, c-prints on paper, objects, documents
Samson Young, Dream FM (While the daylight last), 2015, on-site radio broadcast, performance, neon sign, drawings, c-prints on paper, objects, documents
Samson Young, The Coffee Cantata (Institute of Fictional Ethnomusicology), 2015, Installation detail: video (original song), c-prints on aluminum, neon sign, objects, documents, performance

Samson Young

Samson Young (b.1979 Hong Kong, China) is a sound artist and composer based in Hong Kong. Behind each of his projects is an extensive process of research and fieldwork, involving a mapping of the endeavour through “sound sketches” and recordings. His works take the form of live performance, videos, and drawings that transcribe sonic events into graphical scores.

Young studied music, philosophy and gender studies at the University of Sydney and holds a PhD in Music Composition from Princeton. He has presented his work at the Asia Triennial Manchester; Moscow Biennale of Young Art; Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki; Kunsthalle Winterthur, Switzerland; Today Art Museum, Beijing; and Museum of Contemporary Arts, Taipei. Young is the inaugural winner of the Art Basel-BMW Art Journey Award 2015.

Link to artist website

Port Klang → Da Chan Bay → Busan

Travelogue

Asher Mones

What the Lighthouses Taught Me

On June 29th Samson Young departed from Port Klang, Malaysia on a ten day journey on ZIM Qingdao. Traveling along the ZIM East Mediterranean / Black Sea Express Service line, he stopped in Da Chan Bay, China before disembarking in Busan, South Korea. Below are drawings that Young produced onboard as part of his What the Lighthouses Taught Me series.

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What the lighthouses taught me (July 1, 12:10pm – 12:45pm, on deck F, outside, boatside, ZIM Qingdao) Pencil, color pencil, water color, pastel and stamp on paper

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What the lighthouses taught me (July 3, 2pm – 4pm, bridge, on the left side facing East, ZIM Qingdao) Pencil, color pencil, water color, pastel and stamp on paper

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What the lighthouses taught me (July 3, 4:30pm – 5pm, upper deck, at the nose of the ship with second officer, ZIM Qingdao) Pencil, color pencil, water color, pastel and stamp on paper

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What the lighthouses taught me (July 4, 6:30pm – 7:30pm; July 5 10:00am – 10:30am, bridge, on left side facing East, ZIM Qingdao) Pencil, color pencil, water color, pastel and stamp on paper

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What the lighthouses taught me (July 5, 11am – 1:13pm, outside bridge facing East, between China and Hong Kong waters, ZIM Qingdao) Pencil, color pencil, water color, pastel and stamp on paper