[Student] [23.11.14] Beyond the Sight, Faculty of Global Convergence, Arts Electronica to perform art ②
- 소프트웨어융합대학
- Hit539
- 2023-11-20
[Editor's note: This is what happened in the previous episode]
☞ Perform art at Ars Electronica ①
Q. What do you think you gained from your experience at Ars Electronica?
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Kim Ji-seop: I think we've gained a lot from 2023 ARS Electronica. In the process of production, I was able to grow in all stages and processes, including coordination and unity among team members, and discussion and preparation for the work. During the event, I saw various people and various artworks. In the process, I think I gained a broad perspective by broadening my knowledge of the work and talking about art and technology for art.
Lee Ji-min: I personally gained a lot from successfully completing the 2023 ARS Electronica. I thought deeply about how to plan the work efficiently during the production process. During the exhibition process, I feel that I have improved my foreign language skills by explaining hard to foreign visitors with insufficient English skills. The most meaningful thing is learning how to coordinate opinions effectively. I had to prepare the works from A to Z in a shorter period of time than I thought. So I had to quickly and accurately coordinate my opinions with classmates Ji-seop. In this process, I think we could all grow and achieve results at a global media art festival called ARS Electronica.
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Cho Yong-min: It felt like the view that was limited to Korea was opening up. I've heard so many things like "Frog in the Well" and "The World is Wide," but the world stage I experienced with my own eyes was different. Through the process of interacting with numerous overseas artists and explaining their works, I think I gained the driving force to go far with higher and bigger dreams in the future.
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Park Ji-hye: I don't think I would have started or finished it by myself. I was able to achieve good results because I repeatedly went through the steps of isolation and brainstorming with my team members, studied every day, made works, and received a lot of feedback from the professor. I also realized the importance of teamwork once more. When I exhibited it at ARS Electronica, I realized once again that the world is wide. I met artists from various cultures, talked about their works, and talked about their artistic experiences and what kind of work they wanted to make in the future, and it was interesting. The theme of this ARS Electronica exhibition was 'Who is the truth?' and I think I tried to keep talking because I was curious about the insights and inspiration of the artists. The bottom line is that I want to design my life with a broader perspective to experience the wider world in the future.
Hong Eun-ji: The experience of participating as a student artist, away from watching the exhibition called Ars, seems to have left me with too much to be desired, not an art student. First of all, I realized that the digital art world is this big and creative. I think I was able to grow further while facing problems that I had never imagined. Above all, it was a valuable experience to freely interact with art lovers from all over the world and talk about various social issues through works of art, not the people within my boundary. Especially in Campus Exhibition, there were college students from various countries such as Japan on one side, the UK on the other, and the United States and India next to them, and it was fun to talk to them and see their works. Lastly, the city of Linz, Austria, where the exhibition was held, is very peaceful, beautiful, and academic. I spent a week here on the Donau River and made precious memories with Sungkyunkwan University professors and exhibition team members who came with me.
Q. I wonder if there were any subjects that helped me during my undergraduate class.
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Kim Ji-seop: I majored in culture and technology convergence and learned how to approach media and content in different ways and from different perspectives. Overall, there were many classes to plan and produce content. In particular, I think I got a lot of help from Professor Kim Soo-wan's game content planning class and Professor Moon Sang-hoon's Generative Content Capstone Design class. Professor Kim Soo-wan's game content planning class reflected some of the gay elements in the work, as he had obtained the method of using the mechanism from the game. Since the work itself is a participatory type, I thought about how to engage and immerse myself, but it was possible to solve it through classes. Professor Moon Sang-hoon's Generative Content Capstone Design class came to think of the work in 'Generative', a concept generated by computers. It is now possible to construct the mechanism of the work by creating generative designs regenerated by computers with various work tools.
Lee Ji-min: I think all the content planning classes for the Culture & Technology Convergence Major were helpful. In particular, Professor Kim Soo-wan's 'Game Content Planning' class was very helpful. In this class, we study the process of planning the game and the factors that must be considered. Finally, we complete our own game plan. While taking this class, I was impressed that when planning a game, I was told that users who play should consider "how immersed they are in the game." So I tried to conceive a game that provides fun based on the core mechanisms by which the game works. This part helped us a lot when we produced City of Hope: Hoffnungburg. In order for visitors to experience the work, they need to put their fingers on the sensor and stay for tens of seconds to measure their heart rate. At this time, we planned the work so that visitors could immerse themselves even when we were not around. To show that the city is created and extinguished in the virtual world on the monitor based on the heart rate measurement of the audience I made a change to the UI. To show that it is rendered in real-time through heart rate data, we implemented it through UI to prepare (load) for city creation, and UI showing signs just before the city disappears.
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Cho Yong-min: There was a class called Creative Media Study in the Department of Culture and Technology Convergence. It was a class where you could learn projection mapping technology using a beam projector, create works using tools such as after effects and touch designers, and actually open small exhibitions at the end of the class. At that time, I exhibited media art works at the Cho Byung-du Hall of the school, and I think the small exhibition I experienced at that time was of great help overseas.
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Park Ji-hye: I first encountered visualizing tools in a class called Generative Content Capton Design, which I took in the first semester. I was interested in interaction media and interaction art, but I think the skills I learned from Generative Content Capstone Design helped me make this ARS Electronica work.
Hong Eun-ji: There are a few indirectly helpful subjects in the Department of Culture and Technology. This year's ARS Electronica slogan is "Who owns the truth?" and it deals with artificial intelligence as its main theme. In that sense, Professor Jung Ji-yoon's 'Content Planning and Production through Artificial Intelligence' helped me to get into and understand very basic AI common sense. Next is Professor Kim Ji-yoon's <Cultural Content Planning> class, and I was inspired by a digital art exhibition called 'Bunker of Light' on Jeju Island, which was impressive at the time, and I enjoyed writing the work plan. I think that experience helped me write the Ars exhibition plan or Tech Rider. Lastly, Professor Kim Soo-wan hosted this exhibition, and thanks to my professor's class, "Game Content Planning," I was able to ask and challenge myself comfortably because I had no art experience and was scared.
Q. Why do you think art exists in the world?
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Kim Ji-seop: I'm not an art student, so I don't know all about art, but I think the art I've been through is a medium for another expression of 'I'. When you communicate with others, you communicate in many forms, such as texts through text messages and kakaotalk, and emoticons and gifs in the form of images beyond this. I thought art was one of the means of fully expressing the message that I wanted to convey with words, texts, and images beyond. I think carefully that's why art exists.
Lee Ji-min: I don't know how to explain it because I haven't learned art. What I felt at 2023 ARS Electronica is that I think art can be a way of 'communication'. Everyone who participated in the exhibition from all over the world had different messages to convey, and the way they delivered him was different. However, when I explained the message through the work, there was a part that touched me more. So I think art is a way of communicating. Art is still difficult for me, even now!
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Cho Yong-min: I think art is a human instinct to covet beauty. There are so many creatures in the world and so many higher life forms, but I think art is the point where we can clearly distinguish them from humans. I think it is the beginning of art that humans have pursued another new desire since they reached the peak of all living things beyond hunger and the desire for breeding, and have created a depth of thought in a more high-level direction. The reason art exists in the world is that we evolve in a higher dimension.
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Park Ji-hye: I think we can find art in our lives, in our daily lives. Actually, as soon as I was asked this question, my fashion club came to mind. At the beginning of the semester, the theme of the activity of selecting a look called street snap and going out was "fashion expressing myself," and the first question I received when I conducted a short interview after I was released was how to express myself through the theme of "fashion expressing myself." At the time, I said, "I think fashion is the process of creating your own work by combining various colors, patterns, and styles, like art. Some days I can express myself by wearing comfortable, casual looks, and some days I can choose elegant and colorful outfits. Not only fashion, but I also feel like I'm someone who keeps trying new challenges." I don't know much about art, but I would say that art is freedom of expression. I think art exists to express one's feelings and thoughts freely.
Hong Eun-ji: I'm ashamed to answer these questions because my knowledge of art is shallow, but I think I can answer that art has no choice but to exist because there are people living on Earth. I think we all have an instinct to express and share our inner thoughts and feelings. If someone responds to it and feels something, I think it's called art. As I encountered tens of thousands of works at the Ars Electronica exhibition, I thought a lot, 'What is art, to what extent is art?' When I sympathize with the person who created this, "Did you mean to say this?" the message was more memorable. The greater the emotional experience, the more intense the memory is, so Ars Electronica seems to function to imprint the problems of the times as art to people all over the world.
Q. Lastly, please say something to the students of Sungkyunkwan University.
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Kim Ji-seop: I think there are a lot of classmates who are thinking about whether they are on the right path. Of course, it's the same for me. Is this right even on the street? There may be times when I want to, but I always think that it is the process of finding the correct answer even if I take a detour. I'm also looking for my way, and I think I'm still wandering. I want to say that everyone has no destination, no correct answer. But I want you to try various things to find your way. It won't be easy for me to find my way, but I hope my vocal classmates can cheer up and find my way together! Have a happy day today!
Lee Ji-min: I want to become a vocal student who tries everything he wants to do. I was excited to enter the international stage while preparing for 2023 ARS Electronica, but I was also afraid. However, it was an experience that I gained a lot through challenges, and it became an unforgettable memory of my college life. I hope you become a proud vocal student who challenges and produces results together. 2023 is just around the corner. I hope you all end the year healthy!
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Cho Yong-min: Sungkyunkwan University is definitely a proud and great school, but there will be nothing we can gain if we don't do anything just because we are admitted. If you look a little bit, there are various opportunities and systems that schools, and many professors, have created for students. I hope other classmates will also actively participate in the various good opportunities provided by the school and gain valuable experiences. Thank you.
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Park Ji-hye: I think we need to seize the opportunity that came like a coincidence. In the past, I thought I needed to improve my skills because I was not good enough, but now I think I should try even if I am not good enough. If you try it, you might think, "I should have done it in the beginning," or you might think, "As expected, it doesn't fit me." But I think it's important to quickly eliminate areas that don't fit me and try something else. In a way, I discovered myself that I didn't know. I want to tell you that you have to take the opportunity. It's better to try and regret it than to regret it without trying it!
Hong Eun-ji: It reminds me of the words of Lee Min-jin, author of Pachinko, to respect and cherish your inner curiosity. When I'm curious about something, I think I have to ask and challenge myself to bring unexpected experiences and opportunities. I hope more Sungkyunkwan University students will have a chance to participate in Ars Electronica next year. Thank you!