Art Literacy and Appreciation Workshop｜Art is Transformation

Solar torch, superweapon… 

Quirky combo that transforms boring things into boundless possibilities. 

In the eyes of Heidegger, the sun you see signifies a life cycle. In the eyes of Neo in “The Matrix”, the internet is perhaps just a bunch of numbers. 

Why would we attempt to visualise the unseeable, and vocalise the inaudible with media arts? It’s all about transformation? Does transformation refer to the media itself or its context? How artists be able to see the unseen? 

In this workshop, artist Keith Lam will reveal the transformative and cross-boundary nature of media arts, and how the mediums interchange between works, as participants learn to dissect what they see with a discerning eye like Neo. 

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About Keith Lam

Keith Lam, Media Artist, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Art & Technology studio Dimension Plus, founder of composite space openground. 

His works have won awards at international art festivals, including Prix Ars Electronica - world leading New Media Arts Award, and Japan Media Arts Festival, etc. His works have been shown around the world at museums and art festivals including but not limited to; The National Art Centre at Tokyo, OK Center for Contemporary Art, The New Technological Art Award Biennial at Belgium, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Museum of Arts and Mythologies: Surrealism and Beyond — Masterpieces from Centre Pompidou, etc.

He is also committed to new media art and design education, he teaches and consults at various universities & institutions in Hong Kong, and curating for museums and organizations.