R-CONNECTING SENSES
R<CONNECTING SENSES - an exhibition and artists laboratory
on perception and the relationship of art, science, technology and sensory systems
17 May - 21 May 2016
Daily from 11am - 7pm
with
Brass Art (United Kingdom)
Pe Lang (Switzerland)
Nicole Ottiger (Switzerland)
Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri (Greece)
Takuma Takahashi + Shugo Hirao (Japan)
Yuk-Yiu Ip (Hong Kong)
R<CONNECTING SENSES focuses on perception and the relationship of art, science, technology and sensory systems. Oscillating between kinetic mechanics, material collages and poetic acoustics, this selected group of artists share an interest in experimental concepts and transdisciplinary encounters. Thus, this exhibition is turned into a laboratory enriched by discussions and interactions. Artistic practices, aesthetic strategies and situated knowledge are exchanged between the artists and then shared with ISEA participants and exhibition visitors. Visitors are welcomed to challenge the visible and invisible in this show:
It is the curators’ aim to collectively generate new ideas and artistic outputs by crossing, blurring and re-connecting the borders of art and science, cultural perspectives and the human senses.
For the second time, the artists-in-labs program is present at the ISEA which in 2016 is hosted in Hong Kong. The Co-curators of R<CONNECTING SENSES, Irène Hediger (artists-in-labs program) and Harald Krämer (ISEA 2016 Hong Kong) present artworks and experiments of six artists/ artist groups from East Asia and Europe at Connecting Space Hong Kong.
The week's program:
Tuesday, 17 May
8 30pm - 10 30pm
R<connecting Senses - Opening of exhibition and artists laboratory with performances
with Brass Art (UK), Pe Lang (CH), Nicole Ottiger (CH), Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri (GR), Takuma Takahashi + Shugo Hirao (JP), IP Yuk-Yiu (HK)
9pm: Untitled II - a live-performance of mechanical instruments by Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri and Pe Lang
Untitled II builds on modified membraphones developed by Papalexandri-Alexandri as main instruments utilizing Lang’s motor-activated devices. The work creates and explores a soundscape of mechanical-produced long sustained sounds and textures with organic character and without any post-processing.
9 30pm: Shooting Moments - an art experiment on perception by Nicole Ottiger. We invite all visitors to participate!
The artist invites curious volunteers to put their own perception skills to test in this art experiment – to sample a selected art image being flashed at the edge of eyesight, to the right or left visual field only and to paint/ draw what they perceived after a single visual exposure (up to 4 exposures allowed). Your paintings will become part of the running exhibition.
The artists and curators are present throughout the opening
Drinks and snacks offered by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong
Thursday, 19 May
4pm – 9pm
Making of…: presentations and artists talk (4pm - 6pm)
Shooting moments – an art experiment by Nicole Ottiger: the artist invites curious volunteers to put their own perception skills to test in this art experiment – to sample a selected art image being flashed at the edge of eyesight, to the right or left visual field only and to paint/ draw what they perceived after a single visual exposure (up to 4 exposures allowed) (6pm – 9pm)
Sound performance - by Takuma Takahashi: experimental computer music (8 30pm)
Saturday, 21 May
10am – 2pm
Breakfast and Breakdown: closing of exhibition and artists laboratory. During the closing event, dismantling of R<CONNECTING SENSES starts.
The artists are present
The Brunch is offered to visitors and participants