"The Location You @ Now" will present a group of new media artworks from China and the US based around a theme of physical and displaced presence through scavenged, recovered and reclaimed media. The works of these emerging artists incorporate easily acquired consumer grade technology and embrace a Do-It-Yourself (D.I.Y.) aesthetic. Found amidst the wave of celebration for high technology and the increasingly global mediascape, these works represent an alternative stream of innovation in the gray area where art and science intersect. The artwork in "The Location You @ Now" reflects conceptually, metaphor ically and fantastically on our collective landscape of inherited technology and its effect on the individual. Works slated for exhibition include handmade data projectors, sound samplers, radio-controlled fur balls, interactive sculpture made from mass produced toys and work that data mines the Internet for content.
Electronic art is in its infancy here in China. This is the first time for these works to be exhibited in Asia and this is a rare chance for local audiences to experience these exciting new forms first hand. As a hybrids of art and industry the works are resourceful, boundary blurring and innovative. Technology drives a huge part of China\'s rapid development and with this modernization also comes new expressions of culture which are fresh, dynamic and a reflection of the contemporary mindset. This exhibition endeavours to represent that spirit while inspiring the future inventor-artists here in China.
Many of these American artists have shown in the most prestigious art institutions in the US: the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Armory Show, New York; the Walker Art Center and the Carnegie International Exhibition.
Sharing information and demystifying technology is a vital component to this exhibition. A series of educational workshops are planned where artists will lead seminars on topics from hands-on technical instruction workshops to talks on their own conceptual process. This is a unique opportunity for a cultural and educational exchange that will extend beyond the small circle of traditional art patrons and attract a large multi-disciplinary audience. Transcripts of the workshops and talks will be included as part of the exhibition catalog.
2. Paul Chan 是2003年美国洛克菲勒新媒体艺术奖金获得者。他的作品展览于纽约现代美术 馆 ，纽约录象节，鹿特丹国际电影节，他的作品也同时入选了2004年的卡奈基国际展。
作品简介：手工制作的投影仪（由老式教学投影仪和一些电子元件改装而成）与原创动画作品。
3.Rania Ho 1999年从纽约大学互动艺术系得到了她的硕士学位并于同年获得了Interval研究基金。她的作品曾被展览于Headlands艺术中心，GenArts 艺术机构和美国计算机协会。她的作品曾获得奥地利电子艺术节荣誉奖与台湾宏基数字艺术节荣誉奖。
作品简介：老式毛衣机及互动雕塑作品由两台老式毛衣机织成的两个巨大的毛线球下时，它对面的另一台毛衣机便开始不停地织毛衣。
