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RE-ANIMATED (2019)
Jakob Kudsk Steensen (Denmark)
It is a re-imagining of ornithologist Douglas H. Pratt’s memories of the now extinct Kaua’i ʻōʻō bird, as told to Artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen. In the work, a vast virtual landscape based on Kaua’i unfolds and transforms into a photorealistic new world for people to explore. 3D-scanned organic material sourced from both field work and the American Museum of Natural History, as well as real archival audio are all remixed together, alongside algorithmic music composed by Michael Riesman, Musical Director for the Philip Glass Ensemble. Plants, moss, and insects respond to the pulse of music generated in real-time, and the audience’s breath and voice organically impact the virtual atmosphere through the VR headset. As a slow-moving, poetic virtual environment, RE-ANIMATED investigates how we relate to nature irrevocably altered by human activity. It provokes fresh perspectives on our ecological future, which may become unbound by the physical conditions governing our present reality.
在作品中，一個基於艾島而想像的虛擬景觀呈現人前，這是一個逼真的新世界，讓觀眾進入其中全面探索。作品結合由美國自然歷史博物館及田野工作所獲的3D掃描數據材料，與真實的紀錄音檔重新混合，配有由Philip Grass Ensemble的音樂總監Michael Riesman所創作的運算音樂而成。植物、苔蘚和昆蟲回應著實時生成的音樂脈搏，通過VR設備觀眾的呼吸和聲音有機地影響著虛擬空間中的氛圍。作為一個緩慢移動而富詩意的環境，《再生》探究人類活動對大自然造成不可逆轉的影響，以及與我們之間的關係。作品對自然生態提出了新的觀點﹐這可能會成為不受我們目前現實的物理條件限制所約束支配。
RE-ANIMATED is made with support from The Danish Arts Foundation, Bikuben Foundation, Harvestworks, Mana Contemporary and Artist Alliance
鳴謝The Danish Arts Foundation、 Bikuben Foundation、Harvestworks、Mana Contemporary 及 Artist Alliance的支持
Jakob Kudsk Steensen (B. 1987, Denmark) is an artist working with environmental storytelling through 3D animation, spatial sound and enveloping installations. He creates poetic interpretations about overlooked natural phenomena through collaborations with field biologists, composers and writers. Projects are based on extensive fieldwork. Key collaborators include Musician ARCA, Composer and Musical Director for the Philip Glass Ensemble Michael Riesman, Ornithologist and author Dr. Douglas H. Pratt, Architect Sir David Adjaye OBE RA, BTS, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Natural History Museum Berlin, among others.
Jakob has recently exhibited with his major solo exhibition “Berl-Berl” in ARoS in Aarhus, originally commissioned by LAS and shown in Berlin at Halle am Berghain. Additionally, his work “Liminal Lands” was exhibited at Luma Arles for the “Prelude” exhibition. He was a finalist for the Future Generation Art Prize at the 2019 Venice Biennale. He received the Serpentine Augmented Architecture commission in 2019 to create his work The Deep Listener with Google Arts and Culture. He is the recipient of the best VR graphics for RE-ANIMATED (2019) at the Cinequest Festival for Technology and Cinema, the Prix du Jury (2019) at Les Rencontres Arles, the Webby Award - People’s Choice VR (2018), and the Games for Change Award - Most Innovative (2018), among others.
雅克布‧庫茲克‧斯泰恩森 (1987年生於丹麥)是一位藝術家，通過3D動畫、空間聲音、沉浸式裝置去述說環境故事。他透過與現場生物學家、作曲家、作家的合作，對被忽視的自然現象進行詩意的回應和詮譯。項目多數基於大量的田野調查而創作，合作單位包括Musician ARCA、Philip Glass Ensemble的作曲家及音樂總監 Michael Riesman、鳥類學家及作家Dr. Douglas H. Pratt、建築師Sir David Adjaye OBE RA、BTS、 康奈爾鳥類學實驗室以及柏林自然歷史博物館等。
雅克布最近在奧胡斯的ARoS舉辦他的大型個展「Berl-Berl」，該展覽由LAS委託 於柏林的Halle am Berghain展出，此外他的作品《Liminal Lands》則在Luma Arles的展覽「Prelude」中展出。他在2019年威尼斯雙年展入圍未來新世代藝術大奬，並在同年獲得委託項目Serpentine Augmented Architecture commission與Google Arts and Culture 合作創作作品《The Deep Listener》。他憑著《再生》(RE-ANIMATED)榮獲多項殊榮，包括Cinequest Festival for Technology and Cinema (2019) 獲得最佳VR影像大奬、Les Rencontres Arles (2019) 的評審大奬、the Webby Award (2018) 的People’s Choice VR以及 Most Innovative (2018) 的Game for Change Award等。