2009 Special Mention - 羅偉珊 Susie Law Wai Shan

2009 Special Mention

＜資訊中心 Information Centre＞
 羅偉珊 Susie Law Wai Shan

創作自白： 
今天的藝術展覽總令大眾摸不著頭腦。視覺藝術院畢業展覽的資訊中心成立目的是為了探討不同人士對藝術家與藝術品的看法。透過播放錄像訪問及舉辦藝術座談，期望有助觀眾更有效及輕鬆地享受展覽。


作品簡介：
資訊中心佔領著平日的 Common Room(AVA110)，作為一種事件性的介入。房間全黑白，設有歷屆畢業展刊物、年刊、舒適座位及軟枕予人流連。我製作了展覽指引及錄像訪問去引發一些關於藝術、藝術品以及畢業展本身的問題。

正好我當時是畢業展的公關，所以我善用了自己的身份及職責，建立一個有利查詢及疑問的場景／環境。（這比起要我造一件東西出來被展示，感覺舒服得多。）

製作物料：
1. 展覽指引(免費派發) ﹣內有 資訊中心、畢業展、榮譽作品及錄像影片的訪問介紹

2. 錄像影片播放﹣ 訪問一些與視覺藝術院有關及對我創作上有影響的人甚麼是藝術及藝術品
受訪者名單
視覺藝術院職員 ‐ 吳家輝
視覺藝術院學生 ‐ 許智成 楊修麟
視覺藝術院應屆畢業生 ‐ 張天佑 陸俊穎
視覺藝術院文學士課程總監 ‐ 奔子墨
視覺藝術院學生母親 – 羅太
視覺藝術院講師/插圖畫家 ‐ 黃照達
視覺藝術院警衛長 ‐ 張邦瑞
藝術教育工作者 ‐ 林曉東
藝術行政人員 ‐ 李俊峰
藝術研究員 ‐ 陳靜昕
全職藝術家 ‐ 白雙全 黃慧妍
新進藝術家 ‐ 方琛宇
藝術顧問/藝術家 ‐ 關尚智
錄像連結：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOh0y‐jN8aw

3. 一名接待員﹣回應觀眾的詢問。


藝術家簡介：
羅偉珊由 2011 年開始成為卑爾根藝術設計學院藝術系碩士生。有時候被美好的大自然、人和事緊緊包圍著的她，不禁忘掉藝術／藝術家或展覽相關的事情。現時非常用心感受她周遭的一切﹣包括人物、地方、自然等，更著力關注這種種之間的關係。她以疑問、重新理解、活躍聆聽、聯繫及價值搜索等為她的日常練習。

畢業於浸會大學視覺藝術院，其後為藝術節《拾月當代2009之-宜家唔做等幾時》項目經理，2009–2011年間於藝術組織聲音掏腰包任策展事項經理（令她成為活躍聆聽者及還不錯的照顧者）。閒時會幫這幫那，為本地藝文界出一分綿力。

最近對霧、燈塔及北歐海洋為之著迷。
粟米與豆腐為她最愛的食物。

http://unexpectedworks.com


參與展覽：
2009 新鮮人﹣兩岸四地當代青年藝術家作品展， 澳門牛房倉庫
         出爐2009，牛棚藝術公社
         : 2009視覺藝術院畢業展，視覺藝術院
         Return Transit，視覺藝術院
         Art‐at‐Stall，香港維多利亞公園
         KLOMP!，香港紅彩畫廊
2008 Transit – 國際當代藝術交流展，名古屋YADA Gallery
         9 x HK，視覺藝術院
         監獄藝術坊，牛棚藝術公社 / 長春社文化古跡資源中心


Special Mention
<Information Centre>
Susie Law Wai Shan

Artwork statement:
Art exhibition’s today are often confusing to people. The mission of this information centre is to investigate the different viewpoints regarding the term “Artist” and “Artwork”. Through video interviews and informal discussions, the audience may further appreciate and enjoy the Graduation show.


About the artwork:
Information Centre was an event‐based intervention, occupying a little room AVA110 right next to the campus side entrance. The centre was in all black and white, with seats and cushions, and graduation catalogue and yearbook of all previous years were displayed. I made an exhibition guide and an video of 16 interviews to asked questions about art, artwork, and the graduation exhibition itself.

I decided to set a scene/an occasion as I was the director of Public Relations of the show, I tried to utilize my role and duties to merge with what I have to show during graduation exhibition. (It made me feel more comfortable than making objects to display.)

Materials:
1. an exhibition guide(freely distributed): showing introduction of Information Centre, “What is graduation show” & “What is Honors Project” & interviewees of the video.

2. a video projection: Interviewing people who are related to Academy of Visual Arts, and those who have influenced my art practice to talk about their views on “what is artist” and “what is artwork”.
*List of interviewees:
AVA Officer ‐ Ng Ka Fai
AVA Student ‐ Hui Ching Shing, Yeung Sau Lun
AVA Graduate ‐ Cheung Tin Yau, Luk Chun Wing
AVA Programme Director of BA ‐ Peter Benz
AVA Student’s Mother – Mrs Law
AVA lecturer / Illustrator ‐ Justin Wong Chiu Tat
AVA Security Supervisor ‐ Cheung Pong Shui
Art Educator ‐ Lam Hiu Tung
Art Administrator ‐ Lee Chun Fung
Art Researcher ‐ Janet Chan
Artist ‐ Pak Sheung Cheun, Doris Wong Wai Yin
Emerging Artist ‐ Silas Fong Sum Yu
Art Consultant / Artist ‐ Kwan Sheung Chi
Video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOh0y‐jN8aw

3. a reception lady: to give responds to audiences’ general enquiries.


About Artist:
Susi Law has been taking the role of master student in fine art at Bergen Academy of Art and Design in Norway since 2011. Being surrounded by great nature and people makes her relate herself closer to the world in a natural way, sometimes she forgets about art/artist/exhibition-related stuff.
Currently Susi cares more about her surroundings (people, physical space, nature) and pay very much attention to the relations in between. She treats wondering, reinterpreting, active listening, relating and value hunting as her usual practices.

Graduated from Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, worked as Project Manager in month-long festival October Contemporary 2009 – Now, or Never, and Manager of Curatorial Affairs at soundpocket from 2009 – 2011 which made her an active listener and decent caretaker. She is also interested in helping out people on various small tasks to nurture the local art and cultural field.

Recently she is fascinated by mist, lighthouse and Nordic sea. Corn and tou-fu is her favourite food.

http://unexpectedworks.com



Exhibitions:
2009 Fresh Artists ‐ The Art Exhibition of Young Artists from the cross Strait 4 Regions
         OX WAREHOUSE, Macau
         New Trend 2009, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
         : Academy of Visual Arts Graduation Exhibition 2009
         Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
         Return Transit, Academy of Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong
         Art‐at‐Stall (Auction @ New Year Night Market), Victoria Park, Hong Kong
         KLOMP! ‐ Charity Exhibition, Red Elation Gallery, Hong Kong
2008 Transit ‐ International Exchange Exhibition for Contemporary Art,
         Nagoya Citizens Gallery YADA, Japan
         9 x HK ‐ Everyday Design Exhibition, Academy of Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong
         Prison Art Explore (Site‐specific installation), Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village
         Hong Kong & The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, Hong Kong