Guest Talk – Mattia Casalegno

This week’s colloquium will feature independent artist Mattia Casalegno, whose lecture is entitled “An Augmented-Reality Project: The Aerobanquets RMX”.

Date: 17 Apr 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: M6094 Future Cinema Studio, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 18 Tat Hong Avenue, Kowloon Tong

Topic: An Augmented-Reality Project: The Aerobanquets RMX

Abstract:
Mattia Casalegno presents his last Augmented-Reality project produced by the Chronus Art Center, Shanghai. Mattia Casalegno will discuss his research and production fellowship project recently concluded at the Chronus Art Center in Shanghai. Titled The Aerobanquets RMX, the project culminated in a series of public events consisting of immersive, Augmented-Reality dinners inspired by the 1932’s ‘Futurist Cookbook’, by late Italian artist Filippo Marinetti.

Part manifesto, part artistic joke, the Futurist Cookbook is a collection of recipes, experiments, declamations and allegorical tales: here are recipes for ice cream on the moon; candied atmospheric electricities; nocturnal love feasts; sculpted meats. Casalegno will discuss how the Futurist approach to a total work of art inspired him to take on the experiment of blending culinary experiences with VR/AR technologies. He will also discuss the theoretical context and the technical challenges of the project, which was developed with technologies from Optitrack, LeapMotion, and Unity.

About the Speaker:
Mattia Casalegno is an Italian visual artist and teacher based in New York City. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions and institutions including Mutek Festival in Canada, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan, MADRE and MACRO in Italy, Cimatics festival and Nuit Blanche in Belgium, Optronica in UK, Le Cube in France, OFFF in Spain, AVIT in Germany, Wright Gallery, AxS Festival and LACMA in US.

His work is being featured in publications and catalogues such as “A Touch of Code” (Gestalten), “New Media Design” (Sometti), “Deleuze and Audiovisual Art” (Manchester Metropolitan University), and media outlets as Artforum, Art Tribune, Hyperallergic, Creative Applications, We Make Money Not Art, Art F City. Nominated to the New Technological Art Awards in 2014 and artist in residence at Eyebeam in 2015. He received various grants and fellowships from, among others the CCI – Center for Cultural Innovation, GAI – Young Italian Artists Network, NASCA/NYFA and the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.

He is currently faculty at the Department of Digital Arts, Pratt Institute, and the Computation, Technology and Culture Department at the Rhode Island School of Design in the US.

To find out more about Mattia Casalegno, you can check out the speaker’s pages.

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DigiCon6 Award Master Talk – Shuzo John Shiota

This week’s colloquium will feature the 19th DigiCon6 Award presentation and the Master talk by Shuzo John Shiota, President of Polygon Pictures Inc.

Date: 21 Mar 2018 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: M1060 Multimedia Theater, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 18 Tat Hong Avenue, Kowloon Tong

About the Speaker:
Shuzo joined Polygon Pictures (Polygon) in 1999, and spearheaded the company’s transition from a boutique studio to a full-capacity animation service studio. Shuzo was appointed the president and CEO in June 2003. Polygon now houses over 260 staff members, and is renowned worldwide for its animation prowess as well as for its efficient production pipeline. Polygon has created CG animation for films such as “Innocence: Ghost in the Shell,” “Sky Crawlers,” “Hottarake,” and 65 episodes of an Emmy nominated TV series. Polygon also boasts its ability in creating original characters and contents, and has developed projects for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.

Shuzo’s producer credits include award-winning short subjects “Croccotires: traction AAA,” “Polygon Family 2,” the TV series “Mr.Digital Tokoro,” which was nominated for the Annies in 2001, and “Boneheads”, a 7 minute short for Nickelodeon.  He has juried in various animation competitions, including Prix Ars Electronica (2003-2006, 2009), SIGGRAPH CAF (2004 & 2005), TBS Digicon, as well as numerous domestic student competitions.  In 2008, Shuzo was chosen as one of the “25 Toon Titans of Asia” by Animation Magazine. He has given talks around the world, among them the USA, Denmark, Germany, France, Korea, Singapore, China, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Shûzô Shiota is known for his work on Transformers Prime<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659175?ref_=nmbio_mbio> (2010), Blame!<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6574146?ref_=nmbio_mbio> (2017) and Transformers: Robots in Disguise<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3604232?ref_=nmbio_mbio> (2014).

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他的製作屢屢獲奬，包括短篇作品《Croccotires: traction AAA》、《寶麗光家族2》、於2001年獲提名角逐安妮獎的電視連續劇《Mr.Digital Tokoro》，及為Nickelodeon國際兒童頻道製作的七分鐘節目《Boneheads》。他本人亦獲頒發第39屆「年度日間娛樂創作藝術艾美奬」，表揚他作為《Transformers Prime》的執行總監對電視連續劇的貢獻。

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Film Festival – Women in Bollywood

This week’s colloquium will feature a two-day film festival named Women in Bollywood, in collaboration with the organization Beyond Bollywood, on 24th and 25th March 2018.

The festival is to showcase Bollywood films that positively address the position of women in society. This is designed both for students and the general public and will be free of charge. We will also have a dance event in the afternoon of both days.

There will be sharing and discussions after each screening. We are delighted that the star of Anaarkali of Aarah, Swara Bhaskar, has agreed come to Hong Kong for this event. Ms. Bhaskar is specialized in affirmative female roles. For detailed programme please refer to the posters.

 On March 24th

1st screening – PIKU

2nd screening – Dum Laga Ke Haisha

On March 25th

1st screening – Nil Battey Sannata

2nd screening – Anaarkali of Aarah

These 4 screenings + sharing session will be included as the SM2703 Creative Media Colloquium. Here’s how the attendance will be counted:

Date	Name of Screening and Sharing Session	Attendance Count
March 24th	PIKU + Sharing and Discussion with Lamia Sreya and Devi Novianti	Count as 1 attempt. Attendance will be taken after the sharing session.
	Dum Laga Ke Haisha + Sharing and Discussion with Jeffrey Andrews	Count as 1 attempt. Attendance will be taken after the sharing session.
March 25th	Nil Battey Sannata + Sharing & Discussion with Swara + Swara Bhasker in conversation with Richard Allen	Count as 1 attempt. Attendance will be taken after the “Swara Bhasker in conversation with Richard Allen” session.
	Anaarkali of Aarah + Sharing & Discussion with Swara Bhasker and Dr. Priyanka Jain	Count as 1 attempt. Attendance will be taken after the sharing session.

To find out more about this event, you can check out the organization’s page: https://www.facebook.com/BEYONDBollywood/ 

Major Elective Talks

In March, Creative Media Colloquium [SM2703] will feature Major Elective Talks to facilitate UG Year 2 & Year 3 students in making informed Major Elective choices. Details are shown below:

Major Elective Talks

Date: 13 March 2018 (Tue)

Time: 16:00-19:00

Venue: M6094 (Future Cinema Studio), 6/F of CMC

 

Introduction to Cluster Group	Time (Q&A included)	Leader(s) of Cluster Group
Introduction to Group 9 – Sonic & Audio Arts	16:00 – 16:15	Mr Charles Chan
Introduction to Group 8 – Photography & Digital Imaging	16:15 – 16:30	Mr Warren Leung
Introduction to Group 10 – Theory, History & Philosophy of Media Art	16:30 – 16:45	Dr Damien Charrieras
Introduction to Group 11 – Integration & Professionalism	16:45 – 17:00	Dr Phoebe Man / Dr Harald Kraemer
Introduction to Group 7 – Intermedia Art Practices	17:00 – 17:15	Mr Scott Hessels
Introduction to Group 6 – Computational Art, Visualization & Simulation	17:15 – 17:30	Dr Fu Hongbo
Introduction to Group 5 – Cinematic Arts	17:30 – 17:45	To be confirmed
Introduction to Group 4 – Animation	17:45  – 18:00	Prof Tamas Waliczky Mr Eddie Leung
Introduction to Group 3 – Art, Society & Culture	18:00  – 18:15	Dr Kimburley Choi
Introduction to Group 2 – Art of Game & Play	18:15 – 18:30	Mr Yim Chun Pang
Introduction to Group 1 – Arts & the Sciences	18:30 – 18:45	Dr Lam Miu Ling

All year 2 and year 3 SCM students are required to attend the above mentioned sessions in order to prepare for your major-elective selection. Interested students who have already completed the minimum credits for Major Electives but want to pursue further before reaching the maximum credit requirement are also welcome. The same attendance policy of SM2703 Creative Media Colloquium will be in place.

Guest Talk – Mike Stubbs

This week’s colloquium will feature Director of FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) Mike Stubbs whose lecture is entitled “Art + Politics”.

Date: 12 Mar 2018 (Monday)
Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: M6094 Future Cinema Studio, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 18 Tat Hong Avenue, Kowloon Tong

Topic: Art + Politics

Abstract:
Professor Mike Stubbs, Director of FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) will talk about the vision of the organisation, and how FACT encourages artists to provoke and disrupt mainstream thinking in all strains of programming; Exhibitions, Public Programme, Learning, and finally Research and Innovation. Presenting case studies of artworks which bridge socially engaged practice, poetics and politics, Mike will specifically reference FACT’s exhibitions programme and artists who have previously been commissioned or shown work at the gallery:

How much of this is fiction? (2017) explored the radical shift in the boundary between fiction and reality in a world increasingly governed by ‘post-truth’ politics.

He Will Not Divide Us, LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner (2017) was an artwork created to protest Donald Trump’s inauguration in the United States, shown outside the Museum of Moving Image, New York, and at FACT.

One Year Performance 1980-81, Hseih Tehching (1980-81), shown as part of Liverpool Biennial 2010 brings together the artist’s daily punch cards, photographic documents and a time-lapsed, stop-action film as evidence of his ‘doing time’ at work, made especially poignant given his uncertain status as an illegal immigrant when the work was made.

About the Speaker:
Mike Stubbs has been Director of FACT since May 2007. Previously he was Head of Exhibitions at the Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI), Senior Research Resident at Dundee University’s School of Television Imaging and was the Founding Director at Hull Time Based Arts (HTBA). During his career, Mike has commissioned over 250 interactive, site-specific, performative, sonic and moving image-based artworks. Originally educated at the Royal College of Art and Cardiff College of Art, Mike is a film-maker and artist in his own right. His own internationally commissioned artwork encompasses broadcast films, video art, large-scale public projections and new media installation. Recent initiatives include championing the new cross regional AND (Abandon Normal Devices) Festival of New Cinema and Digital Culture, commissioning KMA as part of Shanghai Expo 2010 and launching http://www.fact.tv, an online arts channel.

To find out more about Mike Stubbs, you can check out the organization’s pages.