HOGI TSAI: COMPOSITION
When
28 July 2009 -
14 August 2009
Location
Gallery 4A, Asia-Australia Arts Centre (Hay Street)
181-187 Hay Street, Haymarket, Sydney
28 July – 14 August 2009
Hogi Tsai’s Composition forms part of Gallery 4A’s Nightvision, sunset- sunrise video program. Nightly from 6PM the shop front window of 4A comes alive with pixelated blocks of colour, activated by the shadows and movement of passers-by. A melody of sound chimes as the rainbow-coloured blocks become animated by the audience’s shadows and movement. Tsai’s interactive new media artwork enables the audience to become part of the art making process, and to create their own visual and musical composition.
Examining the role of art and the spectator in contemporary digital society, this exhibition presents a unique social space for musical experimentation and shape shifting entertainment.
Hogi Tsai is an emerging media artist, musician and computer programmer interested in the interplay between video, multimedia and interactive installation art. Originally from Taiwan, he is currently based in Sydney and is a doctorate candidate in Media Art, Faculty of Society Science at the University of Technology. Tsai’s research focuses on game aesthetics, philosophy and contemporary art in Taiwan. Recent work has investigated the relationships between video games and art and exploring authorship and viewer behaviour in a digital society.