As part of the SISU FORMOSA Festival’s program, the curator Chih-Tung Lin works with the MIR trio in developing a durational live art performance titled “Klang”, translated as “musical tone” from German, that continues for 2 hours without a designated pause. The performers, three musicians with their distinct instruments, inhabit the space during the performance span as they talk to each other, interact with their surroundings, play music, negotiate things like they usually do. The musicians’ personal items spreading across in the space, await a new conversation to take place upon interaction.

The three musicians, I-Han on percussion, Maimu on accordion, and Repkat on guitar has started to work as a trio since 2022. The three met for music, while they each carry different backgrounds and the musical languages. When they practice together, they go through their ordinary communication on numerous subjects as they switch between verbal languages, silent glances,…