Alpha-­ville EXCHANGE features a day programme packed with presentations, talks and social events alongside a music programme in the evening for attendees to network and enjoy. Sougwen Chung (鍾愫君) is a Canadian-­born, Chinese­-raised, and Brooklyn­-based artist who will present work at EXCHANGE. Here she tells us more about her practice.

I am an interdisciplinary artist exploring the intersection of art and technology. My artistic practice is informed by my background as a violinist and fine artist and explores ways in which artistic expression can be augmented through technology.

I am interested in inventing new processes of making by hybridizing emerging and established art-forms. To date, my work spans installation, sculpture, still image, drawing, and performance. By working within these mediums, it is my intent to grow a multi-faceted approach to experiential art.

My practice iterates on the expressive agency of form catalyzed with software, sound, light, and space. Recently, my focus has been on creating installations involving multiple layers of light on intricate structures, taking a variety of media and transforming them into spacial experiences.

My work has been featured in exhibitions in North America, Europe and Asia. Recent venues include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Geneva, Switzerland and 319 Scholes in Brooklyn, New York. Additionally, Chung has been featured in The New Yorker, Dazed and Confused, Cool Hunting and The Creators Project.

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Alpha-ville EXCHANGE is a one-day event on 17 January at Rich Mix, London designed to offer the art, tech and creative communities the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, get inspired and discover new talent.

Participating in Alpha-ville EXCHANGE is visual artist, Shantell Martin who is expanding conventional definitions of drawing and animation to transform visual experience in the design, fashion and music industries. Here is what she recommends:

MUSIC:
I’m excited by the release of Sasha Perera’s debut LP called Everlast. I’ve been listening to Sasha’s music for years actually even back when I lived in Tokyo, mostly in the form of the group Jahcoozi.

You can get the LP on Vinyl, CD or as a digital download via Bandcamp or Boomkat or iTunes.
Stream ‘Everlast’ via Soundcloud.

MARKER:
2013 would have looked very completely different to me if it weren’t for the Krink K-51 marker. I make sure to have a few packed in my suitcase on all of my adventures.

FESTIVAL:
The Eyeo Festival is probably one of the best festivals I’ve participated in and would love to return to in the future as an attendee. The Art Walker centre in Minneapolis is a great venue and the vibe of the festival is super open and fun with the caliber of people speaking is very hard to match.

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MOVIE:
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty feels more like getting very close to someone thoughts and dreams without personally knowing them. Always want to ask Terrance Nance how much of it is real.

ARTSPACE:
More and more people are collecting art and I really enjoy how Artspace is apart of this new way or seeing, buying and sharing artworks. They have some great pieces including some of my own; two of which are rare in the sense that there is colour in them.

Only One YOU by Shantell Martin

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Alpha-ville launches EXCHANGE – a new series of events designed to give the London art, tech and creative communities the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, get inspired and discover new talent.

The concept “EXCHANGE” underlines the notion of crossing talents and further connecting the frontiers of artistic expression with design and technology. The first of the series takes place on Friday 17 January 2014 at Rich Mix Cinema and Arts Centre and brings together some of the world’s most talented artists, creatives and designers of today to talk about their practice, influences and recent works.

“Energy Flow _ Life” (print) by Field.

The first set of artists include: Eno Henze, Field, Onformative, Quayole and Shantell Martin with more to be announced soon.

EXCHANGE 1 features a day programme packed with presentations, talks and social events alongside a music programme in the evening for attendees to network and enjoy. Work will be presented across: motion graphics, graphic design, illustration, interaction design, generative design, digital and software art, mixed media art, data visualisation and more. Professionals from across the arts, culture, digital media and creative industries spectrums are welcome to attend.

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