Microwave International Media Art Festival 2004 - PROXY

Oct. 4, 2004

Type: discussion

Hong Kong, 5 October, 2004 - Struggle, wonder, surprise. These truthful moments define the essence of the Microwave International Media Art Festival (MIMAF) 2004 - Proxy, a burgeoning annual media art event that is opening at 5:00pm on Saturday October 30th at Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Low Block (5, Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong).

Living in the globalize information age, the new technology of telecommunication like cell phone and global positioning system brace for the new order of the world. On one hand, these technologies cause convenience to our communication and worldwide access of information. But on the other hand, they are used for surveillance and even terror attack. “Proxy” is created to explore the telematic culture. From 31 October to 16 November, over 28 artists from around the world will exhibit 21 installation and net art works at Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall with 2-day seminars on 30 October and 1 November designed to stimulate discussion and provide a platform for the expression of new media art.

The Festival will also feature the immense talent of local young artists and teenagers in HIGHBAND exhibition at Hong Kong Film Archive Exhibition Hall, during the installation and net art exhibition.

In addition to the exhibitions, we are proud to invite Christopher P. Csikszentmihalyi and Jeremi Sudol, Computing Culture Group, MIT and Casey Reas, co-founder of ‘Processing’ freeware, to hold 2 artist-in-residence workshops on 28-29 October and 2 November.

Dazzling in style and content, the works showcased in our Video Screening programmes: “Fascinated and Touched”, “Wave After Wave of New Japanese Animators”, “Chinese Video Feast”, “Urban Architextures” and “Video Is Interesting, but Dead” are an eclectic collection of renowned artists’ video works including the Chinese artists in this year Shanghai Biennale. Guest curators Hanspeter Ammann (Switzerland) and Thomas Munz of Transmediale, Berlin (Germany) will meet the audience in the after-screening discussion. Other curators include Taruto Fuyama (Japan), Wu Meichun (China) and Videotage (HK). The Screenings will run on 3, 19-20 November at Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive.

On 20 November we will present a music and video performance "Electron" at Habitus as our closing event. Featuring artists include: Pixel Toy; ST Demos; SYMPOSIUM 4H; Teoh + Jean Sebastien Lallemand + Wilson Cheung; Vibration + Emergency LAB; Kar-Fai Samson Young + Carlyshemoss + Remus Ng Siufat.

Featuring artists:
Masaki Fujihata (Japan), “Field-Work @ Alsace” (2002);
Computing Culture Group, Media Lab, MIT (US), “Computing Culture Group” (2004);
Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau (Austria/France), “Mobile Feelings” (2002-2003);
Casey Reas (US), “Seoul A & B” (2004);
Bundith Phunsombatlert (Thailand), “Path of Illusion” (2002-2004);
Golan Levins (US), "Dialtones (A Telesymphony)" (DVD) (2002);
Marko Peljhan(Republic of Slovenia), "Makrolab-UNTP with TRUST-SYSTEM 77" (1994-2004);
Bryan Chung (Hong Kong), “Be a Hong Kong Patriot, part 2: The Fuzzy Wanker” (2004);
Christopher Lau & Kar Fai Samson Young (Hong Kong), “Ritual Machine” (2004);
Net art curated by Casey Reas:
Ben Rubin, Mark Hansen (US), Listening Post. 2002-2004;
Peter Cho (US), Money Plus;
Schoenerwissen/OfCD (DE),Minitasking. 2002-2004;
Josh On (NZ, US), They Rule. 2001-2004;
Cory Arcangel (US), Data Diaries. 2002;
Jonah Brucker-Cohen, Mike Bennett (US,IR), BumpList;
Nicolas Clauss, Jean-Jacques Birge, Didier Silhol (FR), Somnambules. 2003;
Lia (AT), Re-Move. 1999-2004;
James Patterson (CA), Presstube. 2004;
David Crawford (US, SE), Stop Motion Studies. 2002-2004;
Susan Collins (UK), Fenlandia. 2004;
NullPointer aka Tom Betts, Joe Gilmore (UK), rand()\%. 2004;
HIGHBAND exhibition:
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Theatre Lighting & Sound Department, “The Discovery of Light and Sound” (2004);
Derick Hui,“What You See Is Not There” (2004);
Ko Kam Hon, Yu Kai Wood, Yu Wing Yi, “CuteBoy Gadget” (2004);
Ben Leung, Ken Liu, Moon Wang, Edward Tse, “Wilson” (2004); and “Selections of Robot Design (Primary and Secondary School)” by Hong Kong Robotic Olympic Association.

Videotage provides free guided tours and talks for a full introduction of the works featured at the MIMAF exhibition at Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall target for students and teachers. The tour will be conducted in Cantonese and lasts for about an hour.

Apart from the workshops, video screenings and “Electron”, all events are free admission.

MIMAF2004 is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Co-organised by Microwave Co Ltd and Videotage. Supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council, sponsored by School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, German Projectors Group, All Nippon Airways, Austrian Consulate General, Hong Kong, CREAM Magazine, Consulate General of Switzerland, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong, Habitus, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Pro Helvita, Arts Council of Switzerland.

Founded by Videotage in 1996, MIMAF is dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work. Since its inception, the Festival has grown into an internationally recognized resource for media and other artists. The Festival is held annually and is considered the premier showcase for Hong Kong and international media art works.

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Official website: www.microwavefest.net / www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp

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2004-10-15 03:15, Chris Lau

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日期 Date: 
30/10/2004 (星期六 Sat) 1700 
地點 Venue: 
香港大會堂低座展覽廳 
 Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall 
「微波國際