Within the cave itself, there is a burning flame and this flame casts shadows upon the wall facing the chained prisoners. Between the prisoners and the flame are image-makers whose creations cause shadows of different shapes to appear before the prisoners' fixed eyes. With the dimming of lights, the Black Box is metaphorically metamorphosed into Plato's cave. All this occurs while Ray hangs inverted, reading passages from Plato. Perhaps the point of the performance is not in the attempt to make sense of it.
Sense becomes senselessness and senselessness makes sense.
Perhaps that is the challenge of 'Detached Retina II'. Choregraphed by Lee Yong Wen, this performance sees a collaboration with puppeteer Tan Beng Tian, whose recent contribution includes Dance Dimension Project's 'The Little Prince'. The unique combination of music, movement and the use of masks together explore the movement of the soul and the self. The dance can be seen, from a macro-perspective, as a statement against conformity in society. The superficial change of costume becomes a cogent reminder of how we don masks in all occasions of our lives.