Media/Art Kitchen:
Reality Distortion Field
Media art that uses video or digital technology continues to increase with new developments in computer technology. In Japan in the 1960s, various experiments took place during the early period of video and film art. In Southeast Asian countries, media art was proactively adopted from the late 1990s and has become an important medium for young artists.
In 2013, in commemoration of the 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, 13 young curators from seven countries collaborated with artists on media art projects. Firstly, an exhibition toured Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in 2013, adapting its format to each of the four nations. In 2014, exhibitions were held in Japan at two venues in Yamaguchi and Aomori in ways that were relevant to each region.
The project treated media art according to a broad and interdisciplinary definition, encompassing film, digital video, animation, photography, sound, and performance (physical expression). The exhibition itself was modeled after a kitchen space and was structured around three areas: not only was it an ordinary exhibit of artworks, it was also a kind of “workshop” suggesting ways to understand the contests for the artworks and media better, and a “laboratory” where each visitor could enjoy creating and expressing art in his or her own way.
It aimed to foster a future-oriented partnership among the younger generations in Japan and Southeast Asia and function as a place for developing the next generation of human resources through collaboration in this media art field, including the process of holding an exhibition.
| Curators | Ade Darmawan (Director, ruangrupa) M. Sigit Budi. S (Director, Serrum) Adeline Ooi (Independent Curator; Writer) Suzy Sulaiman (Director, Digital Art + Culture [DA+C] Festival; Lecturer, Limkokwing University) Dayang Yraola (Collection Manager, University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology) Lian Ladia (Independent Curator; Writer) Pichaya Aime Suphavanij (Curator, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre [BACC]） Nikan Bow Wasinondh (Independent Curator) Charmaine Toh (Programme Director, Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Film) Nguyen Trinh Thi (Director, Hanoi DOCLAB） Okamura Keiko (Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography) Aida Daiya (Chief Educator, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]） Hattori Hiroyuki (Curator, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University) |
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| Links | The Japan Foundation Website Project Special Website |
| Notes | 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation |
- Exhibitions in Southeast Asia
- Catalogues
Exhibition (Jakarta)
Consumer VS The Power of Industry:
Society who Criticize Technology
This exhibition introduced challenging and creative practices modifying, disassembling, and restructuring preexisting products and media technology, irrespective of hardware and software, and also presented ways to live critically alongside technology.
| Dates & Venue (Jakarta) |
September 5–15, 2013 |
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| Galeri Nasional Indonesia KINEFORUM |
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| Curators | Ade Darmawan (Director, ruangrupa) M. Sigit Budi. S (Director, Serrum) Okamura Keiko (Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography) |
| Artists | Indonesia Achmad Krisgatha, Duto Hardono, Lifepatch, Muhammad Akbar, Narpati Awangga a.k.a. oomleo, Reza Afisina a.k.a. Asung, Samuel Bagas Japan Hagihara Kenichi, Horio Kanta, Mohri Yuko, Yagi Lyota Philippines Tad Ermitano, Jon Romero, Cris Garcimo & Erick Calilan, Tengal Singapore Bani Haykal Vietnam Nguyen Trinh Thi & Jamie Maxtone-Graham, The Propeller Group |
| Organizers | The Japan Foundation |
| Co-organizers | Galeri Nasional Indonesia; OK. Video—Jakarta International Video Festival; ruangrupa |
| Links | The Japan Foundation Website |
Exhibition (Kuala Lumpur)
extra/ordinary
By introducing artworks that redefine the regular, everyday tools that are embedded in our environment, this exhibition aimed to find new viewpoints for the “media” all around us.
| Dates & Venue (Kuala Lumpur) |
October 6–20, 2013 |
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| Black Box, Map KL, Publika Art Row, Publika |
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| Curators | Adeline Ooi (Independent Curator; Ｗriter) Suzy Sulaiman (Director, Digital Art + Culture [DA+C] Festival; Lecturer, Limkokwing University) Aida Daiya (Chief Educator, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]） |
| Artists | Indonesia Lifepatch, Narpati Awangga a.k.a. oomleo Japan Hagihara Kenichi, Horio Kanta, Kuwakubo Ryota, Tamura Yuichiro, Yagi Lyota Malaysia Fairuz Sulaiman, Operasi Cassava, Chew Win Chen a.k.a. Okui Lala, Jack Cheong, Tan Pei Lyn, Ezry Ezan Bin Abu Nor Razy, Muhamad Hanis Aiman Bin Syed Mohd, Muntazar, Goh Lee Kwang, KONTAK! Philippines Tad Ermitano Singapore Bani Haykal Thailand Nitipak Samsen Vietnam The Propeller Group |
| Organizers | The Japan Foundation |
| Links | The Japan Foundation Website |
Exhibition (Manila)
SENSORIUM
The theme for this exhibition was “sensorium” (sensory center/organ). It introduced artworks that directly affect the physical senses, not only sight and hearing, but also smell and taste, and so on, by applying media technology.
| Dates & Venue (Manila) |
November 8–24, 2013 |
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| Ayala Museum 98B Art COLLABoratory, BLACKBOX, Benilde School of Design and Arts Green Papaya Art Projects |
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| Curators | Dayang Yraola (Collection Manager, University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology) Lian Ladia (Independent Curator; Writer) Hattori Hiroyuki (Curator, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University) |
| Artists | Indonesia Anggun Priambodo, Lifepatch Japan Hagihara Kenichi, Makino Takashi, mamoru, Tamura Yuichiro, Umeda Tetsuya, Yagi Lyota Malaysia Fairuz Sulaiman Philippines Ringo Bunoan, Tad Ermitano, Kawayan De Guia, Liby Limoso, Manny Montelibano, Renan Ortiz, Gary Ross Pastrana, Stanley Ruiz, Mark Salvatus, Stephanie Syjuco, Tengal & Merv Espina, Maria Rosalie Zerrudo, Kaloy Olavides, Caliph 8, John Torres, Weather Bureau, Yason Banal, Stanley Ruiz, Bent Lynchpin, Elemento Singapore Bani Haykal, Bruce Quek Thailand Chulayarnnon Siriphol |
| Organizers | The Japan Foundation; Ayala Museum |
| Links | The Japan Foundation Website |
Exhibition (Bangkok)
Media Shapes Mind: Mind Shapes Choice: Choice Shapes Future
The exhibition offered opportunities for each visitor to find his or her own perspective on media and technology through the artworks, based on the idea suggested in the title that media shapes minds, minds shape choices, and our choices shape the future.
| Dates & Venue (Bangkok) |
December 21, 2013–February 16, 2014 |
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| Bangkok Art and Culture Centre [BACC] | |
| Curators | Pichaya Aime Suphavanij (Curator, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre [BACC]) Nikan Bow Wasinondh (Independent Curator) Hattori Hiroyuki (Curator, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University) |
| Artists | Indonesia Lifepatch, Narpati Awangga a.k.a. oomleo Japan contactGonzo, Horio Kanta, Kuwakubo Ryota, Makino Takashi, Otomo Yoshihide, Rhizomatiks, Takeuchi Kota, Tsuda Michiko, Umeda Tetsuya, Yagi Lyota, Sachiko M Malaysia Fairuz Sulaiman, Lim Kok Yoong Philippines Stephanie Syjuco Singapore Bruce Quek Thailand APOSTROPHY'S, B-Floor, Witaya Junma, Mute Mute, Kamol Phaosavasdi, Nitipak Samsen, Sina Wittayawiroj, Prapon Kumjim, Nattapol Suphawong, Wit Pimkanchanapong, Wantanee Siripattanuntakul, Kamon Jirakom Vietnam Nguyen Trinh Thi, The Propeller Group |
| Organizers | The Japan Foundation; Bangkok Art and Culture Centre [BACC] |
| Links | The Japan Foundation Website |
Catalogue (Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Bangkok)
Media/Art Kitchen: Reality Distortion Field
Edited by Hattori Hiroyuki; Suzuki Keiko; Furuichi Yasuko
- Publisher:
Tokyo: The Japan Foundation
- Year:
2014
- Total Number of Pages:
A: 12, B: 96, C: 254, D: 144, E: 64
- Size:
21 cm, published in 5 parts
- Language:
Book A: English (eng); Japanese (jpn)
Book B–E: English (eng)
[Contents]
Book A: Introduction
| p. 1 | Foreword |
| p. 3 | Concept |
| p. 7 | Go Round / Project Team |
| p. 8 | Exhibitions |
| p. 10 | Organization |
| p. 11 | Acknowledgements |
Book B: Artists & Curators
| p. 3 | Artists | |
| p. 3 | Indonesia | |
| p. 12 | Japan | |
| p. 28 | Malaysia | |
| p. 35 | Philippines | |
| p. 61 | Singapore | |
| p. 67 | Thailand | |
| p. 78 | Vietnam | |
| p. 82 | Curators | |
Book C: Process
| p. 2 | Jakarta: From 11:16PM 12/10/10 To 03:01AM 13/09/17 |
| p. 28 | Kuala Lumpur: From 09:00AM 13/10/01 To 11:29AM 13/10/16 |
| p. 91 | Manila: From 10:00PM 13/08/24 To 11:45PM 13/11/27 |
| p. 180 | Bangkok: From 11:43AM 13/12/03 To 12:00AM 14/02/19 |
| Jakarta“Consumer VS The Power of Industry: Society who Criticize Technology” | ||
| p. 4 | Program Data | |
| p. 6 | Exhibition | |
| p. 30 | Workshop | |
| p. 31 | Other Activities | |
| p. 32 | Lab | |
| Kuala Lumpur“extra/ordinary” | ||
| p. 34 | Program Data | |
| p. 36 | Exhibition | |
| p. 59 | Artist Talk / Other Activities | |
| p. 60 | Workshop | |
| p. 61 | Lab | |
| Manila“SENSORIUM” | ||
| p. 64 | Program Data | |
| p. 66 | Exhibition | |
| p. 86 | Lecture and Artist Talk | |
| p. 87 | Workshop | |
| p. 88 | Lab | |
| Bangkok“Media Shapes Mind: Mind Shapes Choice: Choice Shapes Future” | ||
| p. 96 | Program Data | |
| p. 98 | Exhibition | |
| p. 136 | Workshop | |
| p. 139 | Activities | |
| Jakarta“Consumer VS The Power of Industry: Society who Criticize Technology” | ||
| p. 5 | Festivals as an Event and Critisicm | |
| p. 8 | Media/Art Kitchen Jakarta | |
| p. 12 | Constructing an Alternative Institution for Media/Art | |
| Kuala Lumpur“extra/ordinary” | ||
| p. 16 | Media/Art Kitchen Kuala Lumpur: extra/ordinary | |
| p. 19 | extra/ordinary (re)connections | |
| p. 22 | The Context for Workshops in Media/Art Kitchen | |
| Manila“SENSORIUM” | ||
| p. 26 | SENSORIUM for Media/Art Kitchen: Reality Distortion Field Manila | |
| p. 29 | Tropical Storms and the D-I-Y | |
| p. 32 | The Dynamism of Collaboration and Dispersal | |
| Bangkok“Media Shapes Mind: Mind Shapes Choice: Choice Shapes Future” | ||
| p. 36 | Media Shapes Mind: Mind Shapes Choice: Choice Shapes Future | |
| p. 40 | Realising M/AK Bangkok Activities | |
| p. 43 | Modes of Collaboration and Their Whereabouts | |
| p. 46 | Single Channel Screening: Program Data | |
| p. 49 | Reconsidering Film and Video Art in Southeast Asia | |
| p. 52 | Media Art in Vietnam | |
| p. 56 | M/AK: A Methodology of Media Environment Design: Toward the construction of a new framework by sifting through and hacking existing environments |
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| p. 60 | Kitchen/Laboratory: Get Ready for the Next Experiment | |
Exhibition (Yamaguchi)
MEDIA/ART KITCHEN YAMAGUCHI
Open Call Laboratory—An Exploration into Social Anthropology in Asia
This iteration further developed the exhibition held in the four Southeast Asian countries from the perspective of community design. Through the artists’ conversations with local residents, they researched specifically local issues and resources, and depicted new lifestyle possibilities through media and art.
| Dates & Venue (Yamaguchi) |
July 5–September 28, 2014 |
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| Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] | |
| Curators | Idaka Kumiko (Curator, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media) |
| Artists | Venzha Christ, Bani Haykal, Operasi Cassava, Tamura Yuichiro, YCAM Regional Research Lab |
| Organizers | Yamaguchi City Foundation for Cultural Promotion; The Japan Foundation Asia Center |
| Support | Yamaguchi City; Yamaguchi City Board of Education; The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (FY2014) |
| Collaboration | Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University |
| Links | The Japan Foundation Website Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] |
Exhibition (Aomori)
MEDIA/ART KITCHEN AOMORI
Politics of Humor and Play
Applying media environments has the potential to enrich further both creativity and the wisdom found in everyday life. Based on this idea, the exhibition introduced the appeal of media art practitioners and their work that takes shape according to a DIY spirit, all while cherishing the humor and playfulness in our lives.
| Dates & Venue (Aomori) |
July 26–September 15, 2014 |
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| Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC] | |
| Curators | Hattori Hiroyuki (Curator, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University) |
| Artists | Kuwakubo Ryota, Takeuchi Kota, Tamura Yuichiro, Hagihara Kenichi, Horio Kanta, Mohri Yuko, Prilla Tania, Fairuz Sulaiman, Renan Oritz, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Bani Haykal, Narpati Awangga a.k.a. oomleo |
| Organizers | Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University; The Japan Foundation Asia Center |
| Collaboration | Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] |
| Support | The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (FY2014) |
| Links | The Japan Foundation Website Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC] |
Catalogue (Aomori)
Media/Art Kitchen Aomori: Politics of Humor and Play
Edited by Hattori Hiroyuki
- Publisher:
Aomori: Aomori Contemporary Art Centre [ACAC], Aomori Public University
- Year:
2015
- Total Number of Pages:
104
- Size:
26 cm
- Language:
Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
- NCID:
BB18326417
[Contents]
| p. 4 | Nonsense no kajitsu [Fruit of Nonsense] | |
| p. 10 | Politics of Humor and Play: Alternative perspectives on life, born of unbridled creativity | |
| p. 15 | The End of MEDIA/ART KITCHEN and Its Beginnings | |
| p. 17 | Plates | |
| p. 65 | Essays about the Works Made in ACAC | |
| p. 67 | Kuwakubo Ryota: Objects to Create Individual and General Images | |
| p. 70 | Horio Kanta: Engineering and Critical Mind | |
| p. 73 | Mohri Yuko: Medium and Interaction—Seeking for the Relationship between Human Beings and Nature | |
| p. 75 | Prilla Tania: Warning by Honest Life and Humor | |
| p. 79 | Chulayarnnon Shiriphol: Politics to Actualize Universalization through a Sense of Humor | |
| p. 82 | Report of the Events | |
| p. 83 | Workshop: Mohri Yuko, Kuwakubo Ryota | |
| p. 87 | Performance: Horio Kanta | |
| p. 89 | Lecture, Talk & Gallery Tour | |
| p. 91 | Laboratory | |
| p. 93 | Screening | |
| p. 94 | List of Works / Exhibition Layout | |
| p. 100 | Biographies | |
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