Microwave international media arts festival

Fri Oct 25 12:45:15 CEST 2002

For immediate release

The Microwave International Media Art Festival, Hong Kong
30 Oct – 21 Dec 2002

The Microwave International Media Art Festival is coming and bringing you
lots of interesting and educational programmes!

The Microwave International Media Art Festival (MIMAF) 2002 held from
October 30 to December 21, is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services
Department (LCSD), and organized by the Microwave Co. Ltd. and Videotage.
The MIMAF is sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Consul
General of Austria (Hong Kong), and Aves-Liesegang Projectors. Additional
support is provided by Mr.Chester Chu, "Digital Stadium", NHK (Japan
Broadcasting Corporation), Zentrum f&uuml;r Kunst und Medientechnologie
Karlsruhe, International \media\art\award 2001, Lux Centre, and Additive TV.

The MIMAF is an annual international video festival in Hong Kong aiming to
promote the cultural exchange and appreciation of new media art. The title
for this sixth annual MIMAF is “Temp&oslash;ral Being” suggesting sound
rhythm, time and space, infinity, pattern of life, body and self. The
profound installation and interactive art projects create a new embodied
soundscapes to viewers in a much more intimate way than ever. Our
exhaustion, confusion and calm are interpreted by sensors, and our actions
and reactions are fed back to us in lag time. Living in an accelerated
century characterized by wars and waves of desire-inducing stimuli, these
exhibits heighten sensorial awareness, point our bodies to the electronic
occupation of art and architecture, as well as generate questions on what
and how internet and new technologies potentially changes our modes of
perception, representation and identification.

MIMAF includes artist-in-residence workshop, video screenings, seminars,
forums, musical performance and exhibition of the latest in new media art.
This year MIMAF is honored to invite Vuk Cosic(Slovenia), an internet art
pioneer and author of numerous net art projects, as the guest curator for
the Net Art Exhibition at Videotage’s studio. His critical selection on
artistic practice in internet articulates an exciting exploration of issues
that constellate around the World Wide Web and its users.

About 70 overseas and Hong Kong artists will participate in the video
screening and the exhibition. All invited overseas artists for the
exhibition have participated in the prestigious Arts Electronica Festival
(Austria).  The honorary designer for the City Hall’s exhibition venue is
Chester Chu, architect.

The exhibition will feature interactive media art installations of “Rain
Dance” by Paul de Marinis(USA), “The Vistor: Living By Numbers” by Luc
Courchesne (Canada), “Sonic Pong” by Time’s Up (Austria), “co-ex
communication suite” by Yasu Santo & Francis Lam (Hong Kong), and
“Frontality” by Enoch Cheung (Hong Kong); video installation “Trembling
Time” by Yael Bartana (Israel); performance objects “Extended Arm”,
“Motion Prosthesis” and animation of “HEXAPOD” by Stelarc (Australia).

In addition to the exhibition, Stelarc will present a lecture demonstrating
his manifestos on 22nd November. Since 1970s Stelarc has conducted a series
of performances and installations, leading the way in the exploration of the
body, technology and culture. Through the lecture, Stelarc reminds us with
perhaps his most famous provocation – that the human body is obsolete.

MIMAF will present the most active local artists using new media. “Body
Brush” by Young Hay, Horace Ip and Alex Tang is an extra exhibition program
at the CityU Gallery, City University of Hong Kong. It has won the honorary
mention interactive art in Prix Ars Electronica 2002 last month. On the
other hand, Yasu Santo & Francis Lam’s “co-ex communication suite”, Enoch
Cheung’s “Frontality”, and Terry Lai’s “Unit” (net art) are the
commissioned works for the MIMAF.

The seminar and forum, comprising artists, scholars, and critics from Hong
Kong and abroad, aim to advance the discourse between art and technology.
“On Air Forum” is curated by Leung Man Tao, the head of Ngau Pang Sue
Yuen. Local speakers include: Professor Hector Rodriguez, Phoebe Man,
Anthony Leung, Amy Chan, County Tam,  Leung Mei Ping, Cheung Lik Kwang, Koon
Wai Pong, Mok Ka Leung and Leung Man Tao.

The international video screening “Being projected” curated by Jamsen Law
and Videotage exhibits the latest Japanese animation and computer graphics
from “Digital Stadium’, an on-going TV program presented by NHK, Japan
Broadcasting Coporation, international \media\ art \award 2001 from Zentrum
f&uuml;r Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, and various stylish works
from Hong Kong and abroad.

MIMAF’s artist-in-residence is “Time’s Up” from Austria. Defining
themselves as a laboratory for the construction of experimental situations,
“Time’s Up” undertakes applied researches of our daily life. Their
members will host a series of workshops that will examine the real time
audio and image rendering.

For further information, please contact Ms. Fion Ng (Videotage) at 91339599
or 2573-1869, 2734 2900 (LCSD) or email to videotage at I-cable.com or
ngyc666 at yahoo.com.  Website: www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp or www.videotage.org.hk.

Dates, times, and venues for MIMAF activities:

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: Time’s Up
30/10/2002 8pm-9:30pm
2 & 3/11/2002 2pm-5pm
Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Kowloon
How to Apply: www.videotage.org.hk
Free Admission

INTERNATIONAL VIDEO SCREENING: “BEING PROJECTED”
8/11/2002 7:15pm  BEING GIRLY
8/11/2002 8:45pm  BEING MANLY
9/11/2002 7:15pm  BEING ANIMATED
9/11/2002 8:45pm  BEING SONIC
10/11/2002 7:15pm  BEING MANAGED
10/11/2002 8:45pm  BEING ECCENTRIC
Venue: Hong Kong Space Museum Lecture Hall
Tickets: $30 
Tickets available at all URBTIX outlets.
Half-price tickets for senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time
students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients.
Telephone Reservation: 2734 9009
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.gov.hk

EXHIBITION 
16-30/11/2002  11am-8pm (Mon-Fri); 11am-6pm (Sat, Sun)
OPENING: 
15/11/2002 (Friday) 7:00pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall
Free Admission

Body Brush
11/11/2002   3pm – 5pm (Opening)
12/11/2002 -- 29/12/2002 10am –7pm
Venue: CityU Gallery, 6/F, Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong
Kong)
Free Admission
Special Demo by Artist : Telephone Appointment 27887580

NET ART IN EXHIBITION:
16-30/11/2002  12noon-8pm (Mon-Fri); 11am-7pm (Sat, Sun)
Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Kowloon
Free Admission

SEMINAR
16 & 17/11/2002 11am-1pm, 2:00pm-5pm
Venue: PQ306, Lecture Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung
Hom, Kowloon.
Conducted in English
Moderator:  Pamela Kember
16/11 11am Yael Bartana
 12pm Luc Courchesne
 2pm Enoch Cheung
 3pm Paul deMarinis
 4pm Time’s Up
17/11 11am Young Hay
          12pm Yasu Santo & Francis Lam
 2pm Terry Lai
 3pm Vuk Cosic
4pm Dr. Hector Rodriguez

ZOMBIES AND CYBORGS: INVADED, INVOLUNTARY AND AVATAR BODIES
22/11/2002 7:30pm
Speaker: Stelarc (Australia)
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum
Conducted in English
Free Admission

ON AIR – FORUM ON MEDIA ART DEVELOPMENT
30/11, 7, 14,21/12/2002 5:30-7:30pm
Venue: Ngau Pang Sue Yuen, Unit 15, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Kowloon.
Conducted in Cantonese
Free Admission

Black Dragon Club’s Premier Fantasy Musical 2002
OUT OF CONTROL
21/12/2002 8pm
Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Kowloon.
Free Admission
Music by pancakes, alok, Black Dragon Club and others; Video by Ernest Fung;
Interactive installation by Ng Tze Kwan and Fion Ng.

新聞稿
微波國際媒體藝術節2002
30/10 – 21/12/2002

　　由康樂及文化事務署主辦，微波有限公司及錄影太奇統籌的年度節目－「微波國際
媒體藝術節」即將於十月三十日至十二月廿一日於香港太空館演講廳、香港大會堂低座
展覽廳、錄影太奇、牛棚書院及香港理工大學舉行，是次藝術節獲得香港藝術發展局、
奧地利駐香港領事館，及德國利景投影機的贊助，與及建築師朱丹、日本電視台NHK節
目"Digital Stadium"、德國卡素藝術及媒體科技中心、國際媒體藝術比賽2002、英
國Lux藝術中心，及Additive TV的鼎力協助。

　　「微波」一直以推動國際文化交流及本地新媒體藝術創作發展為宗旨，今年第六年
的主打題目－　“Temp&Oslash;ral Being”，代表音速、時間與空間、無限、生活模
式、身體與自我。一系列裝置和互動藝術作品，不但讓觀眾置身於音效風景中，體會被
電子藝術和建築藝術重重包圍的感覺，還可令他們反思電子科技入侵日常生活的後果。
每天特別是城市人被愈來愈多的官能產品所刺激，加上一觸即發的恐怖襲擊，使我們的
感官產生疲累、混亂，繼而影響我們的行為。透過這些展覽作品，我們不單旨在提升大
家的感官意識，並試著探討亙聯網與新科技所帶來對人類知覺、表象和身份改變的潛在
可能性。

　　一如過去，「微波」的節目內容包括：駐節藝術家工作坊、國際性錄像放映、展覽、
講座及音樂會。今年大會特別邀請胡•加錫(Vuk Cosic) 客席策劃網頁作品觀賞，這位
斯洛文尼亞藉策劃人，堪稱是亙聯網藝術的先鋒，著作無數，他選擇的十二個作品均以
批判的角度去審思亙聯網與用者之間各種息息相關的尖銳問題，如消費主義、網上色情、
遊戲和網絡商壟斷等。

　　今年參與放映的外國藝術家超過五十人，另有十九位海外及本地的藝術家參與展覽
部份，他們的作品大部份均曾獲邀在奧地利鼎鼎大名的電子藝術節（Ars Electronica
Festival）中展覽，大會堂展覽廳的場地設計者是建築師朱丹．互動媒體裝置包括：保
羅．狄馬雲倫斯（Paul deMarinis）(美國)的＜雨中舞＞（Rain Dance）、洛．哥卓斯
那（Luc Courchesne）(加拿大)的＜旅人: 數字生活＞（The Vistor: Living By
Number）、「時間到」（Time’s Up）(奧地利)的＜奔放音頻＞（Sonic Pong）、山藤
靖宏與林昇源(香港)的＜遙距共存感應裝置＞（co-ex communication suite），及張
康生(香港)的＜正面描繪＞（Frontality）；錄像裝置有耶爾．巴蒂娜（Yael Bartana）
(以色列)的＜顫抖時間＞（Trembling Time），還有史德勒（Stelarc）(澳洲)演出中
的電子機械及裝置包括：＜伸展之臂＞（Extended Arm）、＜動作假體＞（Motion
Prosthesis）及＜六腳機械人＞（HEXAPOD）。

　　除展覽外，史德勒（Stelarc）更在十一月二十二日於香港太空館進行演講，並即
席示範他部份著名的電子機械及裝置。自七十年代開始，史德勒不斷利用自己的身體作
出一系列的實驗表演和裝置，致力宣揚他名重一時的口號－人類身體是廢棄物（The
human body is obsolete.），釣吊身體、電擊，甚至將電子儀器置於身體內等引起不
安的演出，背後是希望觀眾能反思人類，科技和文化的矛盾及難題，而這些實驗今天巳
經被視為人體科研的重要例子。

　　「微波」並沒有忽略本地活躍的媒體藝術家，包括由香港城市大學主辦的虛擬空間
展覽節目，於城大藝廊舉行，展出剛於奧地利的電子藝術大獎中（Prix Ars
Electronica 2002）獲榮譽提名獎狀的楊曦、葉豪盛和鄧智聰的＜軀體畫筆＞；而錄影
太奇亦特別委約山藤靖宏與林昇源的＜遙距共存感應裝置＞、張康生的＜正面描繪＞，
及厲詠詩網頁作品＜單位＞為展覽內容。

　　「微波」亦希望是此藝術節能將本地及海外的藝術家、學者和評論人聚首一堂，啟
發更多藝術與科技的論述．藝技 – 媒體藝術發展研討會由牛棚書院院長梁文道策劃，
本地的講者包括：羅海德博士、文晶瑩、梁寶山、Amy Chan、楊曦、譚敏儀、梁美萍、
張歷君、管偉邦、莫家良及梁文道。

　　由羅琛堡及錄影太奇策劃的國際錄像放映節目輯錄了來自各地的短片，組成六個不
同的主題，包括《姊妹戲》、《哥哥戲》、《整台戲》、《怪雞戲》、《公仔戲》及
《歌仔戲》，其中精選了日本近期的動畫短片和電腦圖像，去年德國卡素藝術及媒體科
技中心舉辦的國際媒體藝術比賽的得獎作品，與及入選其他海外知名影展的作品，只映
一場，不能錯過。

　　今年的駐節藝術家是來自奧地利的「時間到」（Time’s Up），這個自稱為「建造
實驗環境的實驗所」，自九六年開始創作不少裝置，其題旨均與日常生活有關，是此工
作坊會教大家處理聲音和影像同步的互動軟件及程式。

任何查詢及訪問，請聯絡錄影太奇Fion 91339599 / 25731869或27342900(康樂及文化
事務署)。網址：www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp或www.videotage.org.hk。

日程表：
駐節藝術家工作坊：「時間到」
30/10/2002  8pm-9:30pm
2 & 3/11/2002 2pm-5pm
地點：錄影太奇(九龍土瓜灣馬頭角道63號牛棚藝術村13號)
報名方法: www.videotage.org.hk
先到先得 免費入場

國際錄像放映
地點：香港太空館演講廳
票價：$30
門票於城市電腦售票處發售
高齡、殘疾人士、全日制學生及綜合社會保障援助受惠人士半價
留座熱線：2734 9009
網上訂票：www.urbtix.gov.hk
8/11/2002  7:15pm 姊妹戲
8/11/2002  8:45pm 哥哥戲
9/11/2002  7:15pm 公仔戲
9/11/2002  8:45pm 歌仔戲
10/11/2002  7:15pm 整台戲
10/11/2002  8:45pm 怪雞戲

展覽
16-30/11/2002  11am-8pm (星期一至五); 11am-6pm (星期六至日)
開幕 
15/11/2002 (星期五) 7:00pm
地點：香港大會堂低座展覽廳
免費入場

軀體畫筆
楊曦　葉豪盛　鄧智聰　香港城市大學
11/11/2002    3pm – 5pm (開幕)
12/11/2002 -- 29/12/2002  10am –7pm
地點：九龍塘香港城市大學康樂樓6/F城大藝廊
免費入場
藝術家示範: 電話預約27887580

網頁作品觀賞
16-30/11/2002  12noon-8pm (星期一至五); 11am-7pm (星期六至日)
地點：錄影太奇(九龍土瓜灣馬頭角道63號牛棚藝術村13號)
免費入場

座談會
地點：九龍紅磡香港理工大學演講廳 PQ306
英語主講
先到先得 免費入場
主持: Pamela Kember
16/11  11am  耶爾．巴蒂娜
  12pm  洛．哥卓斯那
  2pm  張康生
  3pm  保羅．狄馬雲倫斯
  4pm  「時間到」
17/11 11am 楊曦
          12pm  山藤靖宏與林昇源
  2pm  厲詠詩
  3pm  胡•加錫
4pm  羅海德博士

22/11/2002 7:30pm
講者：史德勒(澳洲)
地點：香港太空館演講廳
英語主講 
先到先得 免費入場 

藝技 – 媒體藝術發展研討會
30/11, 7, 14,21/12/2002 5:30-7:30pm
地點：牛棚書院(九龍土瓜灣馬頭角道63號15號)
粵語主講
先到先得 免費入場
30/11  網絡裡的身份偽裝和性別
  講者:　文晶瑩(藝術家)，梁寶山(藝術家)，Amy Chan(中文大學現代語言及文化研究
學系)
7/12  藝術做為一種科學研究的形式、科學家做為一個藝術工作者
  講者:　楊曦(藝術家)，譚敏儀(城市大學創意媒體學院)
14/12  Low Tech, High Tech. 你看見技術在那裡嗎？
  講者:　梁美萍(藝術家)，張歷君(中文大學現代語言及文化研究學系)
21/12  中國畫的技術問題，新技術時代裡的中國畫
  講者:　管偉邦(藝術家)，莫家良(中文大學藝術系)，梁文道(牛棚書院院長)

黑龍會2002首度夢幻音樂劇
思想走了光
21/12/2002 8pm
地點：錄影太奇(九龍土瓜灣馬頭角道63號牛棚藝術村13號)
先到先得 免費入場
演出樂團：哈比人pancakes，光頭戟alok，四條傻仔嘉芺蓮
黑龍會創作成員：白皮山豬葉正浩，過期穿山甲劉曉文，田鼠弟弟陳志祥及阿吉，
　　　　　　　　生化章魚林子翎，嫩口水鴨仔智海，雞嘴老樹精黃偉國
錄像創作：大懶蛇馮偉
電腦亙動創作：火柴人吳子昆，瘦皮猴吳彥真

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