Episodes.
Artist and researcher Marty Miller (PhD) on pictorial ontology, redefining the found image, AI hallucinations and human imagination, and how diffusion reinterprets Sham Shui Po.
Ep.99 | Dr. Marty Miller is a Hong Kong based artist and researcher. Our discussion spanned a broad range of topics, starting with an exploration of image ontology. We delved into Dr. Miller's research involving AI models and their ability to detect and reinterpret patterns in Sham Shui Po, a busy residential and shopping district in Hong Kong, and we explored AI hallucinations and human imagination.
Artist Trong Gia Nguyen on appropriation, disassociation of materiality, distributed ownership of art, and selling his work on eBay.
Ep.98 | Artist Trong Gia Nguyen discussed his personal experience in Belgium, the role of appropriation in his work and how he dissociates himself from materiality. We also delved into the notion of distributed ownership and possession of art, the intricate relationship between physicality and virtuality and how he sold his work on eBay.
Gallerist, ArTech founder Shyevin S'ng on her journey into the art world, advice for artists, pricing strategy of new art, and the future of art with Cohart.
Ep.97 | Gallerist and art technology founder Shyevin discussed her journey of becoming a gallerist in Vietnam, we addressed frequently asked questions from new artists, how to price new art, what good art is, and we talked about the future of art with Cohart, a new online social marketplace for artists and art collectors that Shyevin co-founded in San Francisco.
Artist Serene Hui on meaning-making, the impossibility of communication in an unknown environment, and voice modulation.
Ep.96 | Artist Serene Hui delved into meaning-making, the impossibility of communication in an unknown environment, the origins of scold, gossip and siren, voice modulation or how we understand voices within our body and how this impacts female leaders.
Lin Pei-Ying on the human and AI creative collaboration on textile, biological viruses, shaman practices, and augmented intelligence.
Ep.95 | Artist, designer Lin Pei-Ying delved into the fascinating world of viruses and how genomes offers us a look into our past, the origin of why we believe viruses are hostile, how viruses inform her work and how her work addresses the relationship between knitting and genomes, and we talked about how humanity can benefit from the development of AI.
Su Yu Hsin on the role of water, her filmmaking approach to get close to complex ecologic connections, and the uncovering of a waterway under Taipei.
Ep.94 | Su Yu Hsin is an artist originally from Taiwan but now based in Berlin, Germany. We delved into her captivating exploration of water, her unique filmmaking techniques to understand intricate ecological relationships, and her fascinating discovery of an underground waterway in Taipei.
Artist Lo Yi-Chun on the history of economic crops in the context of global trade, "Carbohydrate Fueling Cycle I, II, III", “The Diver”, and neolithic artefacts in Kaohsiung.
Ep.93 | Artist Lo Yi-Chun talked about her captivating projects including "Carbohydrate Fueling Cycle I, II, III", an exploration of the history of economic crops within the global trade context. We also delve into "The Diver," a piece that she created for the Green Island Human Rights Art Festival and capoeira. Lastly, we re-experience Neolithic artefacts in Kaohsiung, delving into the rich historical significance they hold.
Artist Ting-Ting Cheng on the complexities of individualism of post colonialism, the challenge of building your own island, and her unconcluded debates.
Ep.92 | In today’s discussion, artist Ting-Ting Cheng delved into the complexities of individualism in the context of post-colonialism. She shared her thought-provoking project that explores the challenges of constructing one's own island, as well as her work centred around inconclusive debates. We also addressed the concept of fluidity in identity and how a seemingly simple interview request for the Steel Art Festival unexpectedly transformed into a new art project.
Artist UuDam on power dynamics, the Fuck Button project, pollution in the Serpents Tail, and the role of technology and A.I.
Ep.91 | During our conversation, Vietnamese artist UuDam delved into power dynamics, including his notable project called "Fuck Button." We also explored the theme of pollution in his work titled "Serpents Tail" and delved into the symbolism of countries represented as weapons in his thought-provoking piece called "Weapon Country." At the end, we discussed the role of technology and artificial intelligence in the realm of art and society.
Artist Lo Sheng-Wen on the weirdness of the Netherlands, the post-human crisis, his treasure hunt in Arles, and living with dissonance.
Ep.90 | Taiwanese born Dutch-based artist Lo Sheng-Wen delved into the weirdness of the Netherlands, the implications of the post-human crisis, and how science has become a new religion. We also discussed his work Watch Out, a treasure hunt in Arles in France, and we spoke about society’s challenge of living with discomfort.
Myanmar-based artist Thynn Lei Nwe on The Forgotten Ones, how memories inform art, and the expectations of artists.
Ep.89 | From Yangon in Myanmar, artist Thynn Lei Nwe talked with me about her past and current work, how memories inform art, why she sleeps during the day, the significance and meaning of animals and plants in her work, how Covid motivated her art practice, and the expectations of artists in Myanmar.
Cambodian artist Khvay Samnang on Ramayana, the Chong community, the importance of ecology, and the art collective Stiev Selapak.
Ep.88 | Cambodian-based artist Khvay Samnang talked about Calling For Rain, a work that consists of a video installation but also multiple sculptures that are inspired by Reamker, the Cambodian version of the poem Ramayana. We talked about ecology and the impact of urban development, the critical role of animals in the Chang community and Stiev Selapak, an art collective committed to reevaluating and preserving Cambodian history as well as exploring the connections in visual practices that were disrupted by the civil war of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Artist Chang Wen Hsuan on the global role of paper as a social movement and activism, the boiling frog syndrome, and the international suicide award.
Ep.87 | Taiwanese-based artist Cheng Wen Hsuan discussed the roles of paper as a social movement and as a tool for activism, the challenge of normalisation, how a new generation appears to have a disembodied experience about current affairs in Taiwan and addressed her work called the international suicide award.
Cambodian artist Svay Sareth on the responsibility of art, eat rubber sandals, and walking 250km with a 80kg metal ball.
Ep.86 | Cambodian-based artist Svay Sareth talked how the Blue Art Center provides free art education to children to become independent and find their own way, the impact of imagination, Sareth spoke passionately about his mission to preserve Cambodian’s artisanship and history for the next generation, and his performance work eat rubber sandals.
Researcher and curator Michelle Wong on artist Ha Bik Chuen, big egos, resurfacing the story of Hong Kong, and her one hit wonder.
Ep.85 | Researcher and curator Michelle Wong talked about her PhD research, discussed her work on Hong Kong artist Ha Bik Chuen, big egos in art, the weird sculpture in Aberdeen in Hong Kong, and she explained her project New Park.
Jolene Mok on feeling time in the dark room, heuristics, deep ocean exploration in Barbados, and the red forest of “Life Is Elsewhere”
Ep.84 | Jolene Mok is an experimental artist and I sat down with her to talk about a range of different subjects. Jolene began with her experience of not being able to see anything, the mundane or the exciting part of boredom, heuristics, deep ocean exploration in Barbados, and we ended our conversation with the red forest of “Life Is Elsewhere”.
Researcher Shih-Yu Hsu and curator Zoe Yeh on TIVA in Taipei, Living Togetherness, and making art more inclusive.
Ep.83 | Researcher Shih-Yu Hsu and director, curator Zoe Yeh of the Honggah Museum in Taipei talked about the upcoming Taiwan International Video Art Installation (TIVA) that is opening on the 4th of November, we discussed the multiple narratives of this year’s theme Living Togetherness, and how they make art more inclusive.
Cambodian artist Yim Maline on her experience in France, the exhaustion of nature's destruction, and her Blue Art Center initiative.
Ep.82 | Cambodian-based artist Yim Maline talked from her place in Phnom Penh about her dream of becoming an artist, her experience of going to France without a grant and not being able to speak the language, we also delved into how nature informs her work, and we discussed why she began the Blue Art Center initiative.
Artist Jeannie Wong on her journey into print making, what informs her drawings, and her work at Art Basel.
Ep.81 | Jeannie Wong is a Hong Kong-based an artist and print maker. We talked about her journey into print making, what inspires and informs her drawings, and we talk about her work she made for Art Basel.
Artist Justin Hui on how globalisation is shaping our cities, cultural appropriation, the impact of ownership on social issues, and the over reliance on imagery.
Ep.80 | Architect turned artist Justin Hui sat down with me to talk about his journey into art that started in Africa, how globalisation is shaping cities in Africa and the rest of the world, the impact of colonialism and appropriation, the erosion of Hong Kong’s history, and we also discussed the semiosis of imagery.