WE PRESENT OUR WORK ON PECHA KUCHA. I GUESS LIKE EVERY PERSON THAT HAS TO PUT HIS CREATIVITY INTO 20 SLIDES WE STRUGGLE WHAT TO SAY. MOREOVER WE ARE 3 PERSONS AND EVERYONE OF US IS DOING DIFFERENT PROJECTS, USING DIFFERENT MEDIAS. FINALLY WE DECIDED JUST TO SHOW THE BASIC CONCEPT OF DIMMSUMM AS ART GROUP – LIKE IN THIS CHINESE DISH COMPOSE FROM MANY SMALL DISHES AND PUT ON ONE TABLE OUR GROUP JUST PUT ON THE WEB DIFFERENT TASTES AND SHAPES – THE AUDIENCE PICK WHAT THEY LIKE AND MAKE ASSOCIATIONS SO … ENJOY THE mmMMEAL!

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COME TO ENJOY TO THIS EVENT WITH LIVE MUSIC AND OPEN BAR

1 PART @ KAPOK
OPENING TIME : THURSDAY 12 OF AUGUST 8PM
VENUE : KAPOK ON SUN STREET 3, Sun Street, Wanchai
DURATION: FROM 12 AUG. TO 3 SEP.

2 PART @ CULTURE CLUB,SOHO FROM 23 SEP. TO 16 OCT.
EXHIBITION OPENING ON THURSDAY 23 OF SEPTEMBER 8PM

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WHO LIKES TO RECEIVE BILLS?

WELL, ME – REGARDING THIS PROJECT AT LEAST. I’D LIKE TO CREATE A GALLERY OF ‘RANDOM’ BILLS, WHICH PEOPLE WOULD SEND ME. I DON’T CARE IF IT’S FROM THE SUPERMARKET, THE PHONE, OR THE RENT RECEIPT – WELL, IT SHOULD ONLY CONTAIN DATA, WHICH YOU ARE FINE TO SHARE WITH ME & WWW. THE BILLS COULD BE SCANNED, TAKEN PHOTO OF AND/OR YOU CAN SEND ME BY POST OR EMAIL (EMAIL: BILL@DIMMSUMM.COM). I’M SORRY, BUT I WON’T PAY THEM AND SORRY SORRY THAT THERE ISN’T ANYTHING TO WIN EXCEPT MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR BILL. AND YES, I DO KNOW THAT THIS IDEA ISN’T NEW, BUT I DON’T CARE.

SINCERLY,

YOUR BILL

THE REVERSE CONCLUSION IS THAT – EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE TO CALCULATE, THE PRODUCTS WIL BE OFTEN ‘LIMITED’ TO THE SET OF CALCULATIONS WHICH GETS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SOFTWARE. AND IF WE WRITE OUR OWN SOFTWARE WE AGAIN WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH GOT DESIGNED IN CERTAIN WAYS. SO IN THE END THERE CAN’T BE ANY DOUBT THAT THE INTERFACES ALWAYS BECOME PART OF THE METHOD TO ACHIEVE A PRODUCT. THEY BECOME PART OF HOW WE SOLVE CERTAIN PROBLEMS AND HOW WE THINK OF SOLUTIONS.

BUT UNDERSTANDING SOFTWARE AS A TOOL, THESE TOOLS ARE COMPLEX, UNLIKE A HAMMER WHICH MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR A FEW TAKS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THEM IN A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS.  IN WAYS THE DESIGNER MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE INTENDED OR THOUGHT ABOUT. WE CAN MAKE MUSIC WITH THE WINDOWSSYSTEM SOUNDS BY DRAGGING, COPYING FILES, PERFORMING ACTIONS WHICH WE NOT SUPPOSED TO PERFORM.

SO, WHAT’S THE POINT OF THIS LONG SPEECH? BACK AT MY COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDY, WE HAD ONE SEMESTER CLASS OF LEARNING PREMIERE. THE RESULTS WERE MOSTLY AS ODD AS THEY COULD BE. THE CRAPPY SHORTFILM IDEAS GOT TOPPED BY EVEN WORSE EXECUTION. BUT ONE FRIEND KIND OF SUPRISED EVERYBODY WITH HIS WORK, SIMPLY BECAUSE HE HAD USED THE STANDARDIZED EFFECTS AND TRANSITIONS IN A WAY NOBODY ELSE IN THAT CLASS HAD THOUGHT OF.

THE SET OF TRANSITIONS IN PREMIERE IS PRETTY BAD, BUT IN THE END – NOBODY TELLS YOU THAT YOU CAN ONLY USE THEM AS TRANSITIONS.

HOWEVER, 10 PREMIERE VERSIONS LATER I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS CLIP …

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CREATORS COMMENT:

This video was created in summer 2003 during a study project at TFH Berlin (University of Applied Sciences) in Germany. It was made with an older Premiere version and got compounded by around 200 small video snippets. Each snippet is an extract from videosequences that were filmed on famous places in Berlin Germany. The containing soundtrack “Solarized” is taken from Jeff Mills – Growth (Axis Records 1994 [AX-10]), which gives that abstract visual scenario its special touch.

I THOUGHT ONE DAY THAT THE CITY COULD BE SEEN AS A ZOO FOR HUMANS AND IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO TAKE A WILD ANIMAL AS THE OBSERVER – THAT IS HOW THE IDEA STARTED. I WAS LOOKING FOR A SPECIES THAT WOULD BE UNADAPTED TO LIVING IN THIS ZOO BUT ALSO AN ANIMAL THAT PEOPLE CAN NOT LOOK DOWN AT.

I DECIDED UPON THE GIRAFFE. THE LONG NECK OF THE GIRAFFE HIGHLIGHTS THE VIEWING PROCESS; THEY HAVE A GENTLE AND CURIOUS WAY OF WATCHING. THE GIRAFFE HAS ALSO SOME FORMAL/METAPHORICAL SIMILARITIES WITH THE CITY REMINDING ME OF SKYSCRAPERS, EXOTIC TOP MODELS AND A DESIRE OF GETTING HIGHER.

THE STORY CONTINUES AS AN EXPLORATION OF PATTERNS, LINE AND COLORSURFACE. THE GRAPHICAL AND GEOMETRICAL LANGUAGE OPPOSES TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE BRUSH AND ABSTRACT EXPRESIONISM. IT’S A STORY RELATING WILD NATURE WITH THE WILD CITY ORGANISM.

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“ WOW THIS IS A CITY ! “

SIZE 180 X 100 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

CURIOUSLY ON THIS PAINTING THE CITY LOOKS MORE ORGANIC THAN THE GIRAFFES. THE REASON IS THAT THEY ARE WATCHING WHILST THE CITY IS RUNNING.

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“ I’VE SEEN YOU SO MANY TIMES – BUSY “

SIZE 84 X 162 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

THE OTHER WAY OF OBSERVING THE CITY WOULD BE TO TRY TO FOLLOW IT’S MOTION. BLUR.

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“DISTRICT OF NIGHT DESIRES”

SIZE 100 X 180 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

BEHIND THE BUILDINGS ARE DESIRES. INITIALLY PERCEIVED AS BLUE AND COOL BECOME RED AND VIBRANT INTO THE NIGHT. RED LIGHT DISTRICT – WANCHAI. PERHAPS WANCHAI IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST ANIMAL LIKE DISTRICTS.

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“ HIDDEN EMOTIONS “

SIZE 90 X 130 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

EMOTIONS IN THE CITY ARE HIDDEN. THE SURFACE IS CLEAN WHILST FROM BEHIND COME THE EMOTIONS, COLORS AND DIFFERENT TINTS OF THE SAME FEELINGS.

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“ REFLECTION IN/ON BANK

OF CHINA “

SIZE 84 X 162 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

SUPPOSEDLY THE BANK OF CHINA REFLECTS THE NATURE OF THE BAMBOO IN A GEOMETRICAL LANGUAGE. BUT IRONICALLY THE FINAL OUTPUT INSTEAD OF REFLECTING THE POWER OF NATURE REFLECTS FINANCIAL POWER.

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“ RUNING IN THE CIRCLE “

SIZE 122 X 138 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

A PART OF THE VIDEO THE CIRCLE IS A MAGICAL FORM EXPRESSING SOMETHING ENDLESS OR A REPETITION. WE MIGHT COMBINE BOTH ASPECTS AND SAY AN ENDLESS REPETITION.WHEN THE REPETITION IN THE NATURE FOLLOWS THE SUN, SEASONS ,(…) THE REPETITION IN THE CITY FOLLOWS HUMAN / ELECTRONIC NATURE.

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“ VERTICAL SAVANNA “

SIZE 84 X 162 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

DISPLAY VERTICAL / HORIZONTAL

IN TERMS OF PATTERN THE CITY MIGHT BE PAINTED IN THE SAME WAY AS THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE HORIZONTAL IS BECOMING..PLEASE TURN YOUR HEAD 90 DEGREES TO SEE THE SAVANNA.

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“ FROM THE MOUNTAINS

TO THE CITY “

SIZE 168 X 162 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

DISPLAY VERTICAL / HORIZONTAL

THE PATH FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE CITY IS NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION. THAT’S TWO WORLDS. HORIZONTAL IS REPLACED BY THE VERTICAL. SMOOTHNESS AND DELICACY BY ROUGHNESS AND HIGH CONTRAST.

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“ FUSION “

SIZE 72 X 90 CM

MEDIA SYNTHETIC PAINT, STENCIL

CITIES ARE HAVING A GREAT POTENTIAL OF ABSORPTION. WHOEVER COMES IN, REMAINS.

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OLGIERD

LIZA, THE CREATOR OF HIPHONGKONG.COM A LIFESTYLE/EVENT HK WEBPAGE ASK ME TO PAINT HER SKIRT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ART AND HER BRAND DURING HK 10 ART FAIR.

DURING THE PREVIOUS PAINTING ON A TRANSPARENT PLEXIGLAS I HAD ALREADY THIS FEELING OF PAINTING DIRECTLY ON THE PEOPLES. I LIKED THIS IDEA – PAINTING DIRECTLY ON THE SOCIETY. WE WENT ON MONDAY WITH EDWIN LEE ON THE CAMERA, FOTOPSYCHO TAKING PHOTOS, LIZA POSING AND ME PAINTING AROUND CENTRAL DISTRICT IN HK. IS SOMETHING TO EXPLORE FURTHER BUT RUNNING AFTER YOUR CANVAS IS SOMETHING NEW, EVEN FOR ME.

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IN THE PREVIOUS ENTRY CALLED “I BELIEVE MY LIFE” I WAS PAINTING ON A PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTLY IN THE STREET. THE CANVAS WAS NO MORE BLANK. THE CANVAS WAS A PHOTO REPRESENTING A SOCIAL REALITY OF THE PLACE. IT’S STILL RIGHT. ANYWAY AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I FOUND MYSELF NOT LOOKING MUCH AT THE SURROUNDING – I HAD ALREADY EVERYTHING ON THE CANVAS AND THE CONTEXT WAS NOT MUCH AFFECTING THE WAY OF PAINTING, PERHAPS IN A SUBCONSCIOUS WAY. THIS IS WHERE CAME THE IDEA TO COMPLETELY DELETE THE CANVAS AND MAKE IT TRANSPARENT. IN THIS MOMENT EVERYTHING BEHIND IS A PAINTING. THE ARTIST/PAINTER IS JUST HERE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME MICRO HAPPENINGS OR MAYBE EVEN JUST SIGN THIS VERY SITUATION.

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LADIES AND GENTELMEN !
This is not a regular exhibition…
This is Giraffes in the city, coolest art event of the month @ PHILIA LOUNGE ! Please ENJOY
Olgierd’s abstract paint exploration
Yin John + Ghetto J live performance
Dj ColorMaster acid funky set

WHAT > GIRAFFES IN THE CITY – part 1 PATTERN – painting exhibition + live music
WHEN > 24 June 7 pm till late
WHERE > PHILIA LOUNGE  4 Arbuthnot Road, Central HONG KONG 
MORE > Facebook group DIMMSUMM

LADIES AND GENTELMEN this event CAN’T be missed !!!

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I STARTED TO SEND REQUEST ON FACEBOOK. THEN THAT WAS THE RESULT.

P.S.THE PEOPLE WHO SEND POSTCARDS TO ME, SOME OF THEM ARE MY FRIENDS OR FRIENDS’ FRIENDS OR PEOPLE I NEVER KNOW.THESE POSTCARDS ALSO HELPED ME GET TO KNOW SOME NEW PPL:) IF YOU ALSO WANT TO SEND A POSTCARD TO ME,CONTACT WITH ME: C@DIMMSUMM.COM, I WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT POSTCARDS AND I HOPE ONE DAY I CAN EXHIBIT THEM SOMEWHERE.

ENJOY!

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IT CAN BE ANNOYING IN SUCH AN AWKWARD SITUATION.BUT IT CAN BE ENTERTAINING AS WELL.THE CONVERSATIONS IN THE VIDEO ARE CONDUCTED IN BOTH GERMAN AND POLISH.THERE IS NO SCRIPT OR REHEARSAL AND THEY NEEDED TO SEND MESSAGES JUDGING BY THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM THE OTHER PERSON. THAT’S THE ESSENCE OF COMMUNICATION: TRANSFERRING INFORMATIONS FROM ONE TO ANOTHER. WHEN YOU ARE OPEN AND CREATIVE, YOUR VIBE IS CONTAGIOUS.

ENJOY!

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