In the international forum, famous artists invited from all over the world will share their thoughts and experiences with domestic digital artists, scholars, and the audience concerning current topics in digital art development. The topic of the forum keynote speech is collaboration between digital art creation and performance art, to help the audience better understand the artistry of the exhibition and appreciate the charm of the works exhibited.
| 9/14(Sun.) | (cancel) | ALAVs 2.0 (Jed Berk) v.s Fujui Wang |
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| 9/16(Tues.) | 15:00-16:30 | Se Mi Sei Vicino; If you are close to me Sonia Cillari v.s Pey-Chwen Lin |
| ALAVs 2.0 | |
| Artist：Jed Berk | |
| Website：http://www.degree119.com | |
Jed Berk Born in New York, lives in Los Angeles, CA. He received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Art Center College of Design.
He has shown in the US and internationally in institutions such as Orange County Museum of Art in California; Museum of Modern Art in Austria; Brandts, Odense in Denmark; Espaço Cultural Oi Futuro in Brazil; Art Center Nabi in Korea.
ALAVs 2.0 (Autonomous Light Air Vessels) are networked objects that communicate the concept of connectivity among people, objects, and the environment. Through the use of mobile technologies people can influence the behavior of the ALAVs by starting conversations and building closer relationships with them. ALAV 2.0 reflects upon the current state of connectivity in our everyday lives. The potential of ALAVs 2.0 lies in its ability to captivate a wide audience and communicate the idea of people cohabiting a shared space with networked objects.
| Se Mi Sei Vicino; If you are close to me | |
| Artist：Sonia Cillari | |
| Website：http://www.soniacillari.net | |
Sonia Cillari is an Italian media artist and architect, lives and works in Amsterdam. Her work involves the creation of sensorial and perceptual mechanisms in immersive and augmented environments. Over the last years she has been specifically interested in a field of research concerning the ‘Body as Interface’.
With Se Mi Sei Vicino she received the Excellence Prize at Japan Media Arts Festival and the Honorable Mentions at Prix Ars Electronica: Interactive Art category and VIDA 9.0: Art & Artificial Life International competition. She has been one of the expert jury for the Prix Ars Electronica 2008: Interactive Art category.
The interactive performance Se Mi Sei Vicino (If you are close to me) is a practical research into the possibility of using the 'Body as Interface'. The main point of departure was the idea to measure human encounters, with the participants realizing that the boundaries of the self extend beyond their skins. A core element of the work is a sensor floor on which a performer is standing, functioning as a human antenna; when coming close to or being touched by members of the audience, the body movements are registered as electromagnetic activity. Surrounding the floor are large projections showing real-time algorithmic organisms connected to audio compositions, which change form according to fluctuations in the electromagnetic field.
The relative distance between the bodies determines what is to be seen and heard. This work has to be considered in relation with the tradition of performance and installation art, which problematizes the distinction between active performers and passive spectators.