相機與消費:捷克藝術家在台北
Josef Bares是一位新興的捷克/德國媒體藝術家,他受邀在2014年6~8月至台北國際藝術村駐村。Josef Bares將展出兩件作品:在8/8(六)~8/9(日)夏季開放工作室期間展出從駐村起即啟動的《購物去》,這個裝置將展示剛出爐的限量相片誌《消費》。
一周後,《動態系列:接近》將於寶藏巖國際藝術村十字藝廊展出,這個展覽是雙頻錄像裝置,探討在城市中和城市間的移動,展出期間為8月16日至9月14日。詳情如下:
《購物去》
開放工作室的展覽以裝置藝術的形式,展出6、7月份的相片誌《消費》,這項計畫以個人消費趨向的視角來看台北。在取決拍攝什麼照片前,是由更早之前決定買什麼而得出。這個城市經驗是透過逆向回溯式做消費紀錄分析,提供一個心理地理學式的新途徑,調查地理位置對於情緒和行為的影響。將建築物外觀、門市照片與收據照片並置,提供一個虛構敘事的切入點。
《動態系列:接近》 2014年8月16日~9月16日 寶藏巖國際藝術村十字藝廊
開幕式:8月16日 下午5:30
雙頻錄像裝置是一個探討在城市中和城市間移動,正在進行的系列其中一個新實例。旅行與通勤往往是一個集體的經驗,其中移動的公分母是一群人以同樣的交通工具、在同一路線上。這個裝置捕捉到凍結了時間的微瞬,並創造一個讓我們沉思如何保留及回想和移動相關記憶的機會。如米歇爾·德·塞杜(Michel de Certeau)在《日常生活的實踐》裡所說:「當把方向向量、速度以及時間變數納入考慮後,一個空間即存在。」
Josef Bares是一名捷克/德國的新興媒體藝術家,榮獲無數獎項,包括2009年萊茵曼獎,2011年艾瑟爾獎、維也納保險團體特邀獎。其藝術作品在德國、奧地利、俄羅斯和美國等各大洲展出。他獲經濟學及美術學學位,現於香港城市大學創意媒體學院就讀注意力經濟及公共空間博士研究。更多資訊: http://josef.bares.name
更多訊息請與 Josef Bares聯繫 ecr229@msn.com, +886-979-247-493
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAMERA AND CONSUMPTION: CZECH ARTIST IN TAIPEI CITY
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, July 28, 2014 – Josef Bares, an emerging Czech-German media artist
has been invited by the Taipei Artist Village as an artist-in-residence between June and
August 2014. Josef Bares will present two works: «Going Shopping» during the Open
Studio Weekend at Taipei Artist Village (August 8-9), an installation showcasing the
fresh-from-the-press limited edition photo zine «Consumption» initiated during his stay.
One week later, the exhibition «Movement Series: Approach», featuring a 2-channel
video-installation investigating movement within and between cities, will open at Cross
Gallery in Treasure Hill Artist Village (August 16 – September 14). Details below.
«Going Shopping» August 8-9, 2014, 14:00-18:00 Open Studio (302) at Taipei Artist
Village.
The open studio pop-up exhibition showcases the June and July editions a location-
specific photo zine «Consumption» in the form of an installation. This project looks at
Taipei through the framework of personal consumer decisions. The decision what to
photograph is directly derived from a prior decision what to buy. The experience of the
city is reverse-engineered through an expense record analysis, providing a new flavor
to psychogeographic methods, which investigate the effects of geographic settings onto
the mood and behavior. Photographs of building facades with storefronts are juxtaposed
with photographs of receipts that provide the entry point into an imaginary narrative.
«Movement Series: Approach» August 16 – September 16, 2014, Cross Gallery,
Treasure Hill Artist Village. Opening Reception on August 16 at 5:30pm.
The 2-channel video-installation is a new instance of an ongoing series investigating
movement in and between cities. Travel and commutes are often a collective
experience where movement is a common denominator of a group in the same
transport vehicle on the same route. The installation captures micro-moments frozen in
time, creating an opportunity to contemplate how we keep and recall memories related
to movement. As Michel de Certeau states in his book Practice of Everyday Life, “a
space exists when one takes into consideration vectors of direction, velocities, and time
variables.”
Josef Bares is an emerging Czech-German media artist and recipient of numerous
awards, including Leinemann Award (2009), Essl Award (2011) and Vienna Insurance
Group Special Invitation (2011). His artworks have been exhibited across continents,
for example Germany, Austria, Russia and USA. He holds degrees in Economics and
Fine Arts and is currently conducting doctoral research on attention economy and public
space at the School of Creative Media of City University of Hong Kong. Find out more at
http://josef.bares.name
For more information contact: Josef Bares, ecr229@msn.com, +886-979-247-493