Dreaming Machine #2
a project by fuse::artist-in-residence BEN BOGART (Canada)

Dreams are a complex interaction between our bodies, minds, memories, and experiences. Is it possible for something so tied to our nature be possible for a machine? During his residency, Ben Bogart will bring us “Dreaming Machine #2″ which is an installation that actively explores the visual context in which it is installed. Its experience is collected and integrated using an artificial intelligence and a cognitive model of human creativity. During the day, the work examines its context and stimulus from the visual context inspires day dreams through its experience. At night the work freely associates elements of its experience and presents them to the audience.

Exhibition Period: 14-28 May 2009
Venue: Lobby, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Opening: 14 May 2009 (Thu), 6:30pm
Venue: Atrium, G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Artist’s Talk: 16 May 2009 (Sat), 3-5pm
Venue: Meeting Room 3& 4, G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

In this talk Ben Bogart will discuss his approach to artistic practise. He considers art production as a method of creating knowledge and exploring the complex relationships between science, technology and culture. This approach will be presented through a short survey of his artistic works that have lead to “Dreaming Machine #2”(Hong Kong).
*The session will be conducted in English

FREE ADMISSION for the above events

Workshop: 23-24 May 2009 (Sat & Sun), 11am-5pm with lunch break
Topic: Introduction to Pure Data for Visual Media
Venue: Classroom, G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Fee: $150 (Standard), $80 (Full-time students)
Number of Participants: 10

For registration, please email your name and contact number to info@videotage.org.hk.

*The artist will be in town from May 1-31 and will hold a public lecture on “Dialogues between Public & Media Art” with HKBU AVA visiting research scholar Annie Wan on May 30 (3pm) at Videotage. For more details, please click here.

About the Artist

Ben Bogart bases in Canada. He is working in installation, audio-visual improvisation and software
development. His artistic practice has always been about the world, rather than about expressing himself.
Through interactive art, he considers his work a site of interaction between himself and the world. Inspired
by work in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, His latest work involves the creation of systems that
use sensors to examine their physical context and deals with computational implementations of embodied
creativity, memory and dreaming.

For more, please visit: http://www.ekran.org/ben/wp/?page_id=38

For further information, please contact our staff at 2573-1869 or via email info@videotage.org.hk