“Blast Off!”: The Afterlives of Nostalgia in Su Yu Hsin’s Blast Furnace No. 2

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

^{1. The artist herself entitles her work as "Blast Furnace No. 2" on her website. The author uses "Blast Furnace No. II", "Blast Furnace no. II" or "Blast Furnace No. 2" in the article and the illustration captions. The title should be consistent.}

^{2. Line 166: Is "politic" a typo for "politics"?}

^{3. Line 299: "Five Year plan" should be "Five Year Plan".}

^{4. Line 317: "2021" should be "2022" as Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, not 2021.}

Author Response

I agree that the work should be written out as "Blast Furnace No. 2" to be consistent with information found on Su's website. I also appreciate you catching my typos and content errors. I have edited accordingly. 

Reviewer 2 Report

This article focuses on Su Yu Hsin's contemporary video installation Blast Furnace No. II, contextualizing it in terms of history, national identity, economics, art, and literature.  The article is impressively interdisciplinary, and reference to well-known artists to contextualize the installation is very helpful in clarifying the argument and demonstrating the significance of Su Yu Hsin's work.  Not only is the article interdisciplinary, but it also ranges freely from East to West and from one country to another.  The discussion of nostalgia for something that never actually existed is especially compelling.

The article is thoroughly researched, well-organized, well-written, and informative.  Well-known sources are integrated into the article, which heightens its authority.  It is also relevant today in the context of climate change.

Author Response

Thank you so much for your generous feedback. I am glad you found it compelling in terms of its engagement with climate change discourse.