FALSE SPACES Hong Kong And Japan Media Art Exchange Forum 2.0《虛 · 空 香港日本媒體藝術交流座談會 2.0》

FALSE SPACES Hong Kong And Japan Media Art Exchange Forum 2.0《虛 · 空 香港日本媒體藝術交流座談會 2.0》FALSE SPACES is a cross-cultural exchange collaboration between Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC), Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) and independent curator IP Yuk-Yiu. The phase one exhibition was successfully held in October 2019 at TOKAS Hongo, Tokyo, Japan, featuring six artists/artist units from Japan and Hong Kong showcasing their construct of space in the form of media art to articulate his or her vision of ‘false space’.Following the open discussion held in Tokyo, participating artists ITO Ryusuke, NAGATA Kosuke, NG Tsz-Kwan, Stella SO, TSUDA Michiko, WARE and curator Ip Yuk-Yiu will join the online exchange forum, continue the discussion on artists’ production of space and their pursuit to express their own world views.The idea of ‘false spaces’ has become a popular art trend especially when the pandemic has forced the global art field to shift exhibitions and happenings to virtual events. When looking back to the exhibition a year ago, how the artists will articulate their practice of ‘false spaces’ under the current atmosphere? Would the ‘new normal’ inspire the artists’ creation of spaces? How will it generate new thoughts to the artists to respond to the unique uses of spaces?Tokyo and Hong Kong both struggle with space issues. In both countries, urban centers must accommodate disproportionately large populations, resulting in buildings growing taller and taller and personal space becoming more and more constricted within public spaces. The concept of “space” itself is open to a wide range of interpretations, spanning from the physical spaces of geography and location to the conceptual spaces of the personal and psychological realms, and even cyberspace. Furthermore, artists construct spaces, in the form of art, which differ from those of the real world in a pursuit to express their own world views.FALSE SPACES is a cross-cultural exchange and an exhibition initiative aiming to explore the multi-faceted nature of space and its production as seen through the lens of contemporary artists from Japan and Hong Kong, initiated by Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Arts Centre and independent curator IP Yuk-Yiu. The exhibition will feature works by six artists/artist unit, including ITO Ryusuke, NAGATA Kosuke, NG Tsz-Kwan, Stella SO, TSUDA Michiko and WARE. Each artist will develop and articulate his or her vision of “false space” through their respective works, exploring the production of space as a form of critical probing and disruptive poetics.The exhibition will feature a wide variety of artworks that employ different media and materials including 3D scanned and printed objects, animation, driver-less vehicle, digital photography and video installation, communicating the diversity and complexity of spatial practices as seen and conducted by contemporary Japanese and Hong Kong artists. Through the creative showcase of their works, the project intends to facilitate collaboration between Japanese and Hong Kong artists, as well as to present their creative visions and critical propositions to the general audience in order to exchange views and dialogues on the subject of space that sprung from two Asian neighbours.Speakers BiographyITO RyusukeBorn in Hokkaido in 1963. Graduated with a BA from the Department of Design in the Faculty of Art and Design at Tokyo Zokei University in 1988, and completed an MFA in the Graduate Division of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1992. Best known for his video installations that utilize miniature figurines, live video, motors, and other visual devices to create innovative and fantastical media backgrounds. Recent major exhibitions: The Remains of Cinema, Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz, Austria, 2018, and Sapporo International Art Festival, 2017.TSUDA MichikoBorn in Kanagawa in 1980. Earned her PhD at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media in 2013. Produces video, installations, and performance pieces with distinguishing characteristics of the visual media acting as the principal foundation for production. Recent exhibitions include Aichi Triennale 2019,  Roppongi Crossing 2019: Connexions, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.NAGATA KosukeBorn in Aichi in 1990. Born in 1990. Graduated with an MFA at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts. Works primarily with video and photography, focusing on techniques and systems that call for a diversity of experience. Recent major exhibitions: Aichi Triennale 2019,  Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, The 10th Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2018, OPEN  SITE 2016-2017 ‘Therapist,’ Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, 2016.NG Tsz-KwanGraduated with an MA from Central Saint Martin College of Art and Design, London in 2000. With long devotion to electronic arts and video work, Kwan has successfully applied interactive media design to art, commercial, and exhibition sectors. He continues exploring integrated design solutions by using different media. Kwan remains Co-Founder of yucolab, since 2006 when he partnered his design studio, N.T. Lab, with award-winning Hollywood-based film agency yU+co., giving rise to yucolab.Recent major exhibitions: Breathe in・Breathe out, Muse Fest Hong Kong 2019, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Algorithmic Art: Shuffling Space and Time, Hong Kong City Hall, 2018, etc.Stella SOGraduated with a BA in Arts and Design at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2002. Stella So is an award-winning graphic artist, animator and illustrator. Known for her unique expressive visual style and her keen attention to the Hong Kong everyday objects and landscapes, her creative works have been featured extensively in books, magazines, television advertisements as well as art galleries. Major exhibitions: Lunar New Year Thematic Lantern Display 2019 - Glittering Peacocks in Full Bloom, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, 2019, The Oral Legacies Series II: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong Exhibition, Sam Tung Uk Museum, 2018, etc.WAREWARE is a Hong Kong media arts studio co-founded by Samuel Yip & Thomas Ip, aims to integrate technology and creativity in a wide range of work, from spatial to experience design and audience engagement. They have strong a belief in innovation and envision the future of digital experience through cutting-edge media technology.Recent major exhibitions: Jockey Club ifva Everywhere Carnival, Edinburgh Place, Hong Kong, 2018, Nuit Blanche Taipei 2017, Taipei City, etc.Moderator BiographyIP Yuk-YiuParticipated in the TOKAS Research Residency Program and OPEN SITE 2017-2018 “PLAY.GROUND”. Media artist, professor and independent curator based in Hong Kong. His works have been showcased extensively at international venues including European Media Art Festival, New York Film Festival, the Image Festival, Transmediale and NTT InterCommunication Center. Recent exhibition: “OPEN SITE 2017-2018 ‘PLAY.GROUND’” (TOKAS Hongo, 2017) etc.About TOKASTokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) is an arts center dedicated to the creation and promotion of contemporary artistic expression from Tokyo, and supports a wide spectrum of artistic activities including crossover and experimental projects. Established in 2001 as Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS), an initiative for the support and nurturing of young artists, it was renamed Tokyo Arts and Space in 2017.With its mission to provide ongoing support for emerging and mid-career artists, promote creative international cultural exchange and offer support for cutting-edge and experimental creative projects, TOKAS is implementing a variety of programs including presenting works by young creators, themed exhibitions, performances and open call contests, as well as operating artists-in-residence programs for international and local creators in Japan working in a variety of fields. With two main venues, TOKAS Hongo, as a facility for presentation of works, and the TOKAS Residency, where resident creators can create works, TOKAS provides ongoing support for contemporary creative activities through various programs, and will continue to nourish the rich culture of the metropolis of Tokyo, where diverse expressions are welcomed.Venue: Live on Hong Kong Arts Centre YouTube Channel Date:

2020.10.16Time: 5pm (HKT) / 6pm (JST) Co-presenter: Hong Kong Arts Centre, Tokyo Arts and Space (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)Support: DESIGN TRUST《虛 · 空》是由香港藝術中心、東京藝術空間（TOKAS）及獨立策展人葉旭耀聯合策劃的跨文化交流項目。

來自日本和香港的六組藝術家及藝術單位，首站展覽於2019年10月在東京本鄉 TOKAS 藝術空間舉行，展示以不同媒介和物料所製造的空間，透過不同概念，詮釋藝術家各自的「虛空」。是次座談會承接於早前東京舉行的公開論壇，參展藝術家伊藤隆介、永田康祐、吳子昆、蘇敏怡、津田道子、WARE，以及策展人葉旭耀將延續討論，探討空間實踐的多樣性，展現各自與現實世界不一樣的世界觀。世界各地藝術界在當今疫情下紛紛將展覽及活動改以虛擬方式舉行，「虛擬空間」成為了現今藝術趨勢。回顧一年前的展覽，藝術家會如何再理解當時的「虛空」實踐？在疫情下的「新常態」，藝術家又有甚麼啟發？

對於空間的創意思維又有甚麼新體會？東京和香港均面對著種種的空間問題──兩地人口日漸澎脹但空間不足，建築物愈建愈高，個人空間卻愈趨收窄。在「空間」一詞中，不論是泛指地域位置的實質空間；又或是概念上個人和心靈的空間，甚或是網絡空間，這概念都蘊含著廣闊的解讀方法。藝術家以藝術創意構建空間，藉此展現各自與現實世界不一樣的世界觀。「FALSE SPACES虛空」是由東京藝術空間（TOKAS）發起、香港藝術中心及獨立策展人葉旭耀聯合策展的展覽及跨文化交流項目。展覽從來自日本和香港的當代藝術家角度出發，探討空間的多面性。

當中將展出六組藝術家及藝術單位的作品，包括伊藤隆介、津田道子、永田康祐、吳子昆、蘇敏怡及WARE。透過不同概念，詮釋藝術家各自的「虛空」，以空間製造來去作為一種批判探索及介入性美學的實踐。展覽將展出以不同媒介和物料創作的作品，包括立體掃描及打印的物件、動畫、無人駕駛車、數碼攝影和錄像裝置，由當代日本和香港藝術家展示在空間實踐方面複雜多樣的環境。透過藝術家的創作，除促進兩地藝術家的合作外，亦邀請觀眾詮釋兩地作品的創意與批評精神，從而開展更多對話和交流。

講者簡介伊藤隆介伊藤隆介在1963年生於北海道，1988年在東京造形大學藝術本科畢業後，1992年於美國芝加哥藝術學院完成藝術碩士。他的錄像裝置藝術以運用小型模型、現場轉播、馬達以及其他視覺裝置而聞名，創作出創新和奇幻的媒體景觀。最近的展覽包括2018年於奧地利Künstlerhaus的Halle für Kunst & Medien舉辦的《The Remains of Cinema》，以及2017年《札幌國際藝術節》。津田道子津田道子在1980年生於神奈川縣，2013年在東京藝術大學電影與新媒體研究獲得博士學位，以獨特的視覺特色製作錄像、裝置和表演。

最近的展覽包括《愛知三年展2019》及東京森美術館的《Roppongi Crossing 2019: Connexions》。永田康祐永田康祐在1990年生於愛知縣，於東京藝術大學大學院美術研究科完成碩士。 他主要透過錄像和攝影等不同技術和系統創造多元的嶄新體驗。最近的展覽包括愛知縣縣立美術館的《愛知三年展2019》、2018年於東京都寫真美術館舉辦的《第10屆惠比壽國際藝術節》，以及2016年於東京Wonder Site Hongo舉辦的《OPEN SITE 2016-2017 ‘Therapist’ 》。

吳子昆2000年畢業於英國中央聖馬丁藝術設計學院藝術碩士。吳子昆於當代媒體藝術和電子多媒體應用領域中擁有豐富經驗；同時，他亦一直專注於創作互動媒體裝置，嘗試把人類的活動及觸覺融入數碼媒體中，甚至成功把互動媒體帶入商業應用中，並繼續將之推廣到不同層面的應用上。

2006年，吳氏將親手成立的N.T. Lab與荷里活公司yU+co.合組創立了yucolab，自成立至今一直擔任yucolab的聯合創辦人及執行創意總監。最近的重要展覽包括2019年香港博物館節於香港視覺藝術中心舉辦的《深度呼吸》、2018年香港大會堂舉辦的《演算藝術：劃破時空》等。蘇敏怡蘇敏怡Stella So 畢業於香港理工大學設計學系，以畢業作品動畫《好鬼棧》獲得二零零二年第八屆香港獨立短片比賽動畫組冠軍及獲邀參展多個國外電影節，動畫以九宮格和香港舊區醃製出對香港文化的懷念與期望。

出版作品有《好鬼棧——不可思義的戰前唐樓》、《粉末都市——消失中的香港》、《老少女基地》、《老少女心事》、《老少女之我是村姑》、《五湖四海家常菜 1 — 廣東及華南地區》、《五湖四海家常菜 2︰華北、東南亞及東歐地區 》、《如果世界是一百人學校 》、《香港非違便覽與實踐》、及最新作品 《盂蘭的故事》等等。近期的重要展覽包括2019年於香港文化中心露天廣場舉辦的春節專題綵燈展《雀屏春瑞耀香江》及2018年香港三棟屋舉辦的《口傳心授系列II：香港非物質文化遺產代表作名錄》。

WARESamuel Yip與Thomas Ip於2014創立WARE，以香港為據點，旨在結合科技以及創意製造媒體藝術作品與跨領域創作，涉獵範圍包括空間設計、創意編程、互動媒體以及動力裝置等。團隊擅長透過實驗不同的科技與媒體以打造簇新的觀者經驗，持續硏發不同的可能性。WARE的作品與設計曾於多個城市展出，他們亦曾為多個藝術節及展覧擔任技術顧問及空間設計，進一步接觸群眾進行互動和空間實驗。最近的重要展覽包括2018年在香港愛丁堡廣場舉辦的《ifva影像嘉年華》和2017年台北市舉辦的《台北白晝之夜》等。

主持簡介葉旭耀曾參與TOKAS藝術家駐場計劃 （2018年5月）和OPEN SITE項目「PLAY.GROUND」（2017至2018年）。香港媒體藝術家、藝術教師與獨立策展人。其作品曾在歐洲媒體藝術節、紐約電影節、柏林超媒體藝術節及東京互通中心等多個重要國際藝術節及場地展出。TOKAS簡介Tokyo Arts and Space（TOKAS）支援橫跨各領域、各類型活動及實驗性創作嘗試，同時亦為從東京創造並傳播當代文化表象之藝術中心。

2001年時創設了青年藝術家培育支援機構Tokyo Wonder Site，之後於2017年更名為Tokyo Arts and Space。 　TOKAS致力於「持續支援新生代/中生代藝術家」、「促進具創生性之國際文化交流」及「支援實驗性創作活動」。除了協助青年創作者發表作品、舉辦企劃展、公演及公開招募企劃之外，也以日本國內外各領域創作者為對象，推展各項派駐或計畫等多種活動。本中心以作為發表展示場域之TOKAS本鄉及作為進駐創作據點之TOKAS Residency兩館為中心，以豐富多元之計畫協助正處於萌芽階段的創作活動，為維護東京作為多元價值之都市所蘊含之豐富文化資產而執行各項活動。地點: 香港藝術中心YouTube頻道直播 日期:

2020.10.16時間: 5pm (HKT) / 6pm (JST) 講者:     伊藤隆介、永田康祐、吳子昆、蘇敏怡、津田道子、WARE（參展藝術家）主持:     葉旭耀（策展人）主辦單位: 香港藝術中心、東京藝術空間（東京都歷史文化基金會及東京當代藝術博物館）支援機構: 信言設計大使