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In the first chapter, the author begin by describing the different aspects of "ecstasy" in detail. Then, using the history of the Republic of China''s anthem as an example, the author further explained how did the state apparatus manipulate the history in favor of itself, and how did the hierarchs confine individual freedom by encoding their ideology as the sound of "patriotism". In the second chapter, the author depicted the professional body movement training she perceived in the past, and how she approached art with a non-artist background. The literature survey and project statement in chapter three and four linked utilizing composing as a way to decode ideology with ecstasy. The author introduced her inspiration from the composing concept in western modern art history, the development of the cyber world, the rise of the " Soramimi " culture, and the remix spirit of post-techno generation.
<The Ecstasy of Anthems > Sound Project used the Republic of China''s anthem as a script, and decomposed the anthem into three parts. The first part rose from the idea of mishearing, rewriting the lyric with English slangs that sound similar to defile the anthem, a mind control method. The second and third parts remixed Republic of China 100 years celebration version anthem with open sourced sounds on the Internet into psychedelic electronic music. Moreover, the author used a taxi as her experimental mobile exhibition site, transporting audiences between locations, and utilize "5 dimensional soundscape DJ" to link composing with ecstasy. The final chapter discussed about how was the project carried out, obstructions encountered during the process, the grey zones of Internet temptation and cosplay performance. Reviews by artist, stage director, and contemporary poet are also cited to address the gameplay aspect of this project.
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