COMPOSITION::: 佈展~

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7/25 @ Gallery 4A,Hogi的互動作品"Composition"佈展~

今天晚上的佈展,在大夥的幫助之下非常順利!
大概從晚上6:30佈置到9:30便完成了大部分~ 謝謝大家...
剩下投影機定位與設定,以及"美化"webcam等小細節,
因為Gallery 4A週日、週一休館,
所以只要在週二7/28晚上展覽之前去完成就可以囉~
( ...回家後才發現,其實筆記型電腦可以先帶回家使用,
等到7/28當天要用再帶過去... 我們倆真是阿呆喔... )

為了裝置speaker、webcam、以及筆記型電腦,
我們不停地挪動梯子爬上爬下,還把黑色膠帶用光光...
還好當晚膠布還夠用,不然頭就大了~ XD

平是這次NIGHTVISION的策展人,也身兼展覽助理,
對展場再熟悉不過的她,給了我們最大的幫助,
我們真的非常感謝平! 也謝謝小強的技術支援唷~

按這裡,有"Composition"之前展出的影片檔~
這次在4A展覽特別的地方,除了是夜間展出之外,
也是第一次在半戶外空間與過往的路人做即時互動,
右下角的照片就是現場的互動情形~ :)

順便附上已經發給雪梨媒體的新聞稿內容:

NIGHTVISION SERIES

HOGI TSAI: COMPOSITION

Gallery 4A front window
Tuesday 28 July - Friday 14 August
6PM - 12AM


Gallery 4A showcases the work of emerging Taiwanese artist, Hogi Tsai, as part of its ongoing Nightvision series.

For the first time, Nightvision will display a playful and interactive new media artwork where audience involvement forms a central part of the piece.

Each night from 6PM the shop front window of Gallery 4A will come alive with pixelated blocks of colour, activated by the movement of passers-by. A melody of sound chimes as the rainbow-coloured blocks light up ­– animated by the audience’s shadows and movement.

The audience can control what takes shape on the big screen and become part of the art making process. By walking past the screen the spectator animates their own shadows and movement in order to create their own visual and musical composition.

Curator Zhang Yanping says: “an exhibition of this nature is a great way to bring art out of the gallery space, after hours connecting the spectator with the art in an offbeat and random way”.

Examining the role of art and the spectator in contemporary digital society, this exhibition presents a unique social space for musical experimentation and shape shifting entertainment.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Hogi Tsai is an emerging media artist, musician and computer programmer interested in the interplay between video, multimedia and interactive installation art. Originally from Taiwan, he is currently based in Sydney and is a doctorate candidate in Media Art, Faculty of Society Science at the University of Technology. Tsai’s research focuses on game aesthetics, philosophy and contemporary art in Taiwan. Recent work has investigated the relationships between video games and art and exploring authorship and viewer behaviour in a digital society.
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大頭蝦~ 歡送泰瑞莎:::

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7/23 @雪梨大頭蝦越南餐廳~

這天一早,剛迎接回台灣放完寒假的卡蜜拉重返雪梨,
到了晚上,就要歡送學成的泰瑞莎回去北京~

空間縮短的錯置感很奇妙:家很遙遠,卻隔天就到了!
前一天還在炎熱的台灣,今天出門就要穿上毛衣外套~
對離家數個月的我而言,想念的除了是所有親愛的人,
也是隨手可得的美味食物,民以食為天阿~ (特指亞洲人)

所以囉,我們中午相約在雪梨市區的大頭蝦越南餐廳聚聚,
為風塵僕僕的卡蜜拉接風,也為期待歸鄉的泰瑞莎餞行~
謝謝泰瑞莎大方招待我們這一餐,大頭蝦非常適合聚會唷...
好友們聚在一起吃飯聊天,就是人生中的一大樂事,
這樣簡單的小幸福,令人格外珍惜。

就像泰瑞莎說的,我們這是"小別",將來肯定會再見面~ :)
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0711_小K&Ian新婚愉快!

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7/11 @英國,小K和Ian的幸福婚禮

這張圖是借用自由席先生的照片合成的~ XD
雖然我沒辦法親自到場祝賀~ 但我心與你們同在~
小K的造型簡單大方,禮服也很讚~ 真是大美人一個!
Ian~ 你要好好疼惜我們小K阿~ (一定要幸福喔...)

繼May嫁到日本還率先成為超級媽咪之後,
小K是我們第二位外銷嫁給外國帥哥的姊妹淘~
還真是名符其實的"各奔東西"阿,呵呵~
以後咱們見面的機會更少了,只能遙祝妳一切順利囉!
王子與公主,從此過著幸福快樂的日子! :)  喔耶...
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在Aroma Festival.. 喝咖揮~

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熱鬧滾滾的假日~ 一起到The Rocks看駱駝、喝咖揮~

7/19 @ The Rocks... Aroma Festival

Aroma Festival,官方網站的簡介是:
Pack your passport and explore the taste sensations of South America, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Try cups of coffee for $2 and warm up with tea, chai, chocolate and free entertainment at four unique destinations in the stunning harbour-side environment of Sydney's heritage precinct, The Rocks. This year, you can even take a camel ride from The Orient to The Oasis!

喔?有兩元咖啡、茶...等"低價"飲品,還有駱駝耶~ 
趁著好天氣,愛湊熱鬧的我們當然不可以錯過啦!

雪梨的Festival,不論官方名目是什麼,肯定少不了吃喝玩樂..
幾乎都會參一咖的"土耳其餅"(就是我手上拿的那盤... )
也必定是生意好得不得了,食客們心甘情願大排長龍付錢去~

我手裡拿的一杯飲品名為Chai,是一種來自印度的香料奶茶,
簡單地說就是在牛奶裡面加入特殊調配的各式香料,
喝起來十分有異國風味,對不怕吃中藥的我來說還蠻好喝的!

除了Chai,我們還品嚐了一杯拿鐵咖啡,Green Cauldron Coffee,
我不懂如何品嚐咖啡,所以只要不苦不心悸就是好咖揮啦~

現場除了人山人海的市集攤位之外,還有音樂、舞蹈等表演,
我們在MCA旁的舞台駐足觀看了好些時候(舞者眼神超電的...),
舞蹈不愧是力與美的結合,真是賞心悅目阿! :)

"騎駱駝"大概是當天熱門的活動之一~
在雪梨港邊看到許多溫馴可愛的駱駝群由一個人牽著,
載著滿面欣喜的遊客穿梭在人群中,牠們十分勤勞地工作著...
一整天這樣負重走路真的好辛苦,還是在旁邊看看牠們就好...
頓時腦中出現前幾天看變形金剛2的埃及場景~ (美夢成真??)

瞧瞧這張圖是什麼呢? 是一杯杯的咖啡唷~
從黑咖啡到拿鐵,由淺入深地集結成蒙娜麗莎的微笑!
從高處往下俯瞰(第一張圖),真是一件令人驚艷的作品~

晚上在市區"大長今"享用完"粗飽"的韓式豆腐鍋之後,
我帶著一抹Aroma咖啡香味的微笑,記錄這美好的一天~
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