In this lecture performance, artist Jingyi Wang tells the itinerary of Voice to Voice from the inside: what set the project in motion, what kept it unfolding, and what changed along the way.
Moving through key encounters, research detours, and production choices, Wang reveals how the work gradually transformed—and how her own position shifted with it: from an initial intuition to a listening method, and finally to questions that could no longer be ignored
Rather than presenting definite answers, the lecture opens up to what was tested, what failed, and what remained unresolved. Moments of failure, doubt, and dilemmas shaped the project as much as its visible outcomes. Wang shares the thought processes that grew in parallel with the work, including what stayed offstage—and why those offstage developments matter for how the work can be listened to.
● Artist and curator Jingyi Wang has worked within Norway’s independent performing arts scene since 2014. Her practice uses performance as a framework and is characterised by cross-genre approaches and social engagement. Key works include the STATIC THEATER series and the Value Trilogy. Her works have been presented at Bergen Kunsthall, BIT, Kunsthall 3,14, TPAM (Japan), Harbourfront Centre (Canada) and ISPA (New York). She has been an editorial member of TURBA – The Journal of Global Practice of Curating Live Art since 2018 and received the Arte Laguna Prize in 2024. Wang has obtained Master degree in Performing Arts from Erasmus Mundus. Besides, she obtained Bachelor degree in Advertisement from Peking University, and a Master degree in Global Communication from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Schedule: January 28 – 31
Wednesday, Jan 28
- 19.00–20.00: Lecture performance
- 20.00–22.00: Open installation
Thursday, Jan 29, Friday, Jan 30
- 17.00–18.30: Open installation
- 20.30–22.00: Open installation
Saturday, Jan 31
- 16.00–18.30: Open installation
