Marshall McLuhan, the great master of media theory, often speaks of the second skin. In this Electronic Age, in particular, we do not use technology for what they are inherently; but rather (and more precisely), we use technology because there is no staying away from them in this world. They are everywhere, and are no longer mere tools or detached entities. They are our second skin. 

Since the days of the Fluxus movement, artists have been demonstrating the trans-sensibility of technology and media in art making. Sixty years later and nowadays, art and technology have become ever more popular. While the predominant motivations to create have not changed much – for instance, inspiring responses and inciting sensations, or triggering conversations surrounding subjects of concern – more artists are using technology to create. In his book The Language of New Media, Lev Manovich proposes five principles of new media, and one of them is “transcoding”. With the latest progresses in technology, not only are creators able to interchange media from one form to another, they also have a trans-media ability to add multiple dimensions to our sensations. 

The pervasiveness of technology does not only facilitate idea construction and exploration. It also enables artists to code sensations, interchanging the different means of perception – making what is seen to be heard, what is heard to be touched. This echoes how philosopher Gilles Deleuz describes sensations – through merging technology and art with cross-disciplinary methods, the usual, unidirectional experience in the observer is replaced by the trans-sensorial. 

Curator:
Keith Lam

Artists:
Alain Chiu 
Carla Chan 
Chaklam Ng & Jackie Lou 
Dimension Plus
Fung Wing Lam & Seth Hon 
N A T P
Tung Wing Hong 

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Venue address: 1/F Event Space, Central Market