MAKING SOUND - WANG Chung Kun Solo Exhibition
造聲 - 王仲堃個展
2016.01.16－2016.02.27
造聲 - 王仲堃個展
2016.01.16－2016.02.27
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Making Sound, a solo exhibition by Taiwanese sound artist Wang Chung-Kun, will be grandly on view at Project Fulfill Art Space in the first month of 2016. The artist has embarked on a career in mechanical sound instruments since 2006, serving as a valuable new acquisition in the field of new media art in Taiwan. The artist not only specializes in kinetic sculpture and sound art, but also engages in other fields such as dance, theater, and performing arts. This solo exhibition features the artist’s recent sound-machine series titled sound.of.suitcase and a brand new large-scale interactive sound installation titled Sound Wall.
Sound, by contrast to music, exists ubiquitously. Our quotidian existence is rife with all kinds of sound that have metamorphosed into “quasi-instrument” sculptures and installations through Wang’s great ingenuity. The riotous profusion of sound machines the artist created appear in different forms. The seemingly sophisticated devices surprisingly perform gentle rhythmic movement and display unique aesthetic quality. Wang’s artworks are usually designed to produce sound either by the viewers’ engagement or by the auto-run programs. They offer us unique experiences of sound in a mesmerizing manner. Besides, these sound artworks can be transformed into musical instruments for live performances through different digital changeover procedures. The sound.of.suitcase series has been developed since 2011. It consists of a number of sound machines such as Sound.of.Suitcase—Noise Box, sound.of.suitcase—three little wood fishes, and Single Bubble that take on diverse forms. This series was inspired by portable sound devices and based on box-type instruments. Employing his ingenious techniques and shrewd aesthetic judgement, the artist repurposed traditional instruments such as wood fishes, pipe organs, and gramophones into aesthetically pleasing sound sculptures or installations. The infrared sensors attached to the wooden boxes capture the viewers’ motion, thereby putting the in-box instruments into operation and producing all sorts of noise and sound. The viewers may find great delight in their physical interaction with these sound artworks. In 2014, the sound.of.suitcase series was premièred at Art Basel Hong Kong where it attracted considerable attention and sparked extensive discussion, making itself a focal point of the show. These artworks are collected by art connoisseurs and museums in Sweden, Thailand, and Taiwan. In addition to trace the trajectory of his previous artistic creation through the sound.of.suitcase series, the newly developed large-scale interactive installation Sound Wall is another merit of this solo exhibition. The latter unfolds the process of sound production by virtue of the devices installed on the wall. It shows the circuit of sound-flow in a way that electronic instruments are connected, and ergo affords the viewers a glimpse of the mysterious procedure of sound production. The creation of sound is as enjoyable and tasteful as every part of our lives’ rich tapestry. Making Sound - WANG Chung-Kun Solo Exhibition will appear on 16 January and end on 27 February 2016. The artist will deliver a live sound performance titled Emptiness – Instrument – Air during the opening reception. We cordially invite art buffs to this elaborately organized exhibition, where you can admire the artist’s chef d’oeuvre constituted by his remarkable creativity. About the Artist WANG Chung-Kun was born in Kaohsiung, TAIWAN in 1982 and now lives and works in Taipei. His work across the area of sound, sculpture, video, kinetic art and sound installation. Wang Chung-Kun is one of the rising stars in Media art in Taiwan. He has created various forms of machinery that have consistently maintained an intriguing purity and peculiar sense of beauty. As the viewers approach, these machines operate on their own untiringly. Sound-making, switching on and off, exhaling, spinning or twinkling, they can simply do more than a single action. Rather, they have their own rhythm variation, as if they have a life of their own. Recent solo exhibitions：“Series of another soundscape, Neu Gallery, Taipei” (2013); “[ + - * / ] , DAC (digital art center) , Taipei” (2010). Recent group exhibitions: “inToAsia: Time-Based Art Festival 2013, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York, USA” (2013); “TRANSJOURNEY – Future Media Festival, Kundo Meseum, Taipei” (2012); “Kaohsiung Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan”(2011). Award：Taipei Art Award, Honorable Mentions(2013); Kaohsiung Art Award, Observer’s award(2011) 2016年年初就在藝術空間首檔展覽隆重推出台灣聲音藝術家——王仲堃個展「造聲」(Making Sound)，王仲堃自2006年就開始了機械聲音樂器的創作，是台灣當前極為活躍、在新媒體藝術深具代表性的藝術家，擅長動力雕塑及聲音藝術，亦跨足舞蹈、劇場、表演等領域。本次個展將完整呈現他近期發展的聲響機械系列《開箱作業》，以及一件全新的大型聲音互動裝置《聲牆》。 聲音有別於音樂它無所不在充斥著我們生活當中，聲音在王仲堃的創作當中幻化成以「類樂器」的雕塑和裝置。他創造了各式各樣的聲響機器，有著不同的樣貌型態，看似複雜精密的機械卻有著某種單純的律動及獨特美感，藉由觀眾觸發或程式自行運轉讓聲響發生，微妙地喚起我們對於聲音的全新感受。此外，這些聲音作品亦可透過不同的數位程序轉換成現場表演的樂器。 本次個展將展示自2011年開始創作的《開箱作業》系列，此系列分別發展出形態各異的聲響機器包含《噪聲機》、《三隻小木魚》、《Single Bubble》等等，靈感源起於可攜式聲音裝置，以箱型發聲樂器為概念，運用其獨特的技術及美感將傳統樂器例如：木魚、管風琴、留聲機的原理加以改造，木箱上的黑色小型紅外線感應器能接受觀眾的動作，進而啟動或控制箱中的樂器運作，演奏出各式的噪音聲響，形成互動性十足且饒富趣味的發聲樂器。《開箱作業》系列作品曾於2014年香港巴塞爾藝術展展出，首次亮相便引起眾多注目及討論在展會中蔚為焦點，收藏者包含來自瑞典、泰國、臺灣的私人藏家及美術館。 特別值得一提的是，此次個展王仲堃除了試著透過「開箱作業系列」梳理過往創作的路徑，更延續發全新的大型互動裝置作品《聲牆》，將聲音製造的過程，透過安置在牆上的裝置，將聲音製造的程序攤開在牆上，如電子樂器演出的接線般，讓觀者藉由聲音流動的線路，一窺聲音製造的流程。而聲響的創作亦如同生活的每個片刻，都是值得佇留品味的。 王仲堃個展「造聲」將於1月16日星期六下午開幕，藝術家於現場將有一場聲音表演「空。器。氣」，展覽展期自2016年1月16日至2月27日，歡迎蒞臨參觀。 關於王仲堃 王仲堃1982 出生於台灣高雄，畢業於台北藝術大學美術系及科技藝術研究所，是台灣近年科技藝術的生力軍，他創造了各式各樣的機器，這些機器有著耐人尋味的單純性與獨特的美感，它們在感應觀眾靠近之際，不知疲憊地自顧自進行自己的運動，或發聲、或開關、或吐氣、或旋轉或叮噹，它們不僅僅執行簡單的單一動作，反之它們有著自己的節奏變化，既似頑愚，又似有靈。 近期個展：「另一種音景系列–王仲堃個展，新畫廊，台北(2013)」；「+ - * /王仲堃-聲音裝置個展，台北數位藝術中心，台北(2010) 」。近期聯展：「城市之音-國際聲音藝術節，蒙斯，比利時(2015) 」；「2013 亞洲時基：新媒體藝術節 – 微型城市，紐約，美國(2013)」；「超旅程 – 未來媒體藝術節，關渡美術館，台北(2012)」。獲獎：「臺北美術獎，優選(2013)」；「高雄美術獎，觀察員特別獎(2011)」。 |
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