Breath Break

“Breath Break” is a mul­ti­me­dia instal­la­tion and per­for­mance by Julia Hsiao-Chu Hsia explor­ing the rela­tion­ship between nature and human soci­ety. Cov­ered in lay­ers of news­pa­per that obscure vision, the instal­la­tion reflects how infor­ma­tion, eco­nom­ics, and rapid devel­op­ment cre­ate dis­tance from eco­log­i­cal aware­ness. Wood sticks emerg­ing from the sur­face sug­gest a strug­gle to breathe and recon­nect. Through move­ment and breath­ing ges­tures, the per­for­mance invites audi­ences to pause, slow down, take deep breaths, and recon­sid­er humanity’s con­nec­tion to the envi­ron­ment and the planet.

Tai­wanese Amer­i­can Arts Coun­cil is one of the 2026 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence.