Xinyue Wu (Ann)

Vessel of Comedy: Nudity and jokes made (unexpectedly) public

I ascend the steps with my index finger scratching the veil
Here! I push my face against the fabric
A deep breath, I inhale
Unleashing the wrath that spoils the toxic
Till my voice pierces through every wall
Then, laughing, cheering and applause suffused the hall
Yet, I am just a naked man with some blatant utterance

Hierarchy and over-politeness has become common excuses to suppress the expression from the ordinary middle class in Tokyo. Over-cautiousness has censored their feelings with a smiling face.

The vessel of comedy is a place for people to slowly remove their pretence through bathing and comedy. It creates unexpected encounters through the variation of translucency and permeability, which disregard over-cautiousness. Obscure comedians can finally curate and perform news parody freely to incentivise the people out of the numb, to laugh, express, and reflect upon their thoughts truly and loudly.

In the face of comedy, nothing is not but a joke.