藝術家黃心健新作《自監體（一）》，將在3月11日至3月14日期間，於美國西南偏南（SXSW）影展中的XR Experience Spotlight項目重磅登場！

新年新氣象，繼《輪迴》過去一年的世界巡迴之旅後，2023年藝術家黃心健新作《自監體（一）》，將在3月11日至3月14日期間，於美國西南偏南（SXSW）影展中的XR Experience Spotlight項目重磅登場。

The artist Hsin-Chien Huang’s VR work “Samsara” has toured globally for the whole year in 2022, and now, in 2023, he is going to present his new work “The Eye and I Vol. 1” to the world. The first stop for this magnificent artwork is in Austin, Texas. It will make its international debut at the XR Experience Spotlight of SXSW from March 11 to March 14.

“The Eye and I Vol. 1” is a VR experience that illuminates the surveillance crisis with music from legendary electronic musician, Jean-Michel Jarre and visuals from award-winning VR director and artist, Hsin-Chien Huang. The story comes from the French word “surveillance”, which in English originally referred to “eyes in the sky”, or a pair of eyes above us watching everything that happens below. The one-hour-long experience centers on the concept of the “panopticon,” introduced by English philosopher and social theorist, Jeremy Bentham, in the 18th Century. While experiencing, viewers can “walk” into 18 different rooms/ cells to feel the surveillance hidden in the both real and virtual world, and to reflect on what surveillance really is.

For the exhibition booth design, the artist is going to stick to his belief, “storyliving,” and put it into practice. The patterns in the work will be the wallpapers of the booths in order to recreate the scenes in “The Eye and I Vol. 1.” By doing so, viewers can have a better immersive experience when watching “The Eye and I Vol. 1”. They can deeply feel the atmosphere of “surveillance” and “prison” from the work.

South by Southwest (SXSW), held in Austin, Texas, USA, is a huge celebration of music, tech, gaming, media, movies, innovators, and influencers, with hundreds of events going on for nine days. Film, interactive, and music are the biggest draws. SXSW provides an opportunity for global professionals at every level to participate, network, and advance their careers.

The SXSW Film & TV Festival includes Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, and XR Experience Spotlight, etc. SXSW announced select titles from XR Experience and other categories for the 30th edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival on Jan 11. “The Eye and I Vol. 1” is honored to be part of the lineup. It’s expected that the immersive exhibition design is going to invite viewers to explore more of the work, and the artist would have greater opportunities to interact and communicate with artists and professionals from all corners of the world at SXSW, continuing to expand the influence of the new media art.

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本次展出的作品《自監體（一）》是藝術家黃心健、法國電子樂教父（Jean-Michel Jarre）及其音樂工作室的共同創作。故事源自法文「監視」（Surveillance），內容描繪在空中的一雙眼睛，正如何凝視土地上發生的一切事物，在時長近一小時的VR體驗中，以十八世紀英國功利主義哲學家邊沁（Jeremy Bentham）所提出之環景監獄(Panopticon)原型，帶領觀眾在18個牢房間，感受種種或顯而易見、或隱蔽藏匿的「監視」場景，引發觀者反思監控議題。

作品的布展設計以「故事生活」（Storyliving）為概念，將三、四個木造隔間作為體驗空間，並佈置作品中的圖樣在隔間牆面上，使觀眾在觀看VR作品時，得以更深刻感受故事中「監視」及「監獄」的氛圍。

在美國德州奧斯汀舉行的西南偏南SXSW，是全球創新、創意內容跨域展演的盛會，系列活動包含音樂節、影展及創意產業商展等項目，並辦理試映、講座、頒獎典禮，提供了影視創作者展示創意、交流及媒合資源的機會。

其中，SXSW影展獎項項目包括劇情長片、短片、影集及延展實境（XR），本次《自監體（一）》入選的則為影展中的XR Experience Spotlight項目。期望沉浸式的展場設計與規劃，能引領觀眾深入感受作品的核心探問；並與各國藝術創作者進行文化交流與技術分享，持續拓展我國新媒體藝術的國際影響力。

SXSW官方網站作品介紹：https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/films/2078956

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