‘Control Freak’ (ver 2.0) (2022-23) is a Chinese calligraphy mechanical and community art installation and digital video project that makes use of human, gravitational, magnetic, and mechanical forces. It is an experiential and participatory artistic research project. ‘Control Freak’ is a Magnetic Pendulum Chinese Calligraphy Writing Machine (MPCCWM) that embodies a new era of digital Chinese calligraphic art by transcending the traditional Chinese concept of ‘four treasures of the study’ (Zhang et al., 2000) to a new ‘eight treasures of the study’ in an installation format and digital moving image experience. The installation, which takes the form of a Chinese calligraphy writing machine with which the audience can interact in a constant state of control and loss of control, connects the physical act of Chinese ink calligraphy writing with the emotional acts associated with the meaning of Love. MPCCWM exemplifies the plethora of possibilities for Chinese calligraphic writing and creation that exist between human and non-human aspects. It considers how artistic and creative possibilities beyond conscious human creations might be expanded. ‘Control Freak’ was, therefore, a new digital media art installation that invited audience participation and a machine that generated art, extending the experimental and suggesting re-creative possibilities of contemporary Chinese calligraphic art. Control Freak was, therefore, a ground-breaking digital media art installation that encouraged audience participation through the integration of art and technology, thereby expanding the experimental and re-creative possibilities and aesthetics of contemporary Chinese calligraphic art.

Authors:
Keung Hung, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Hung Keung is an internationally renowned digital media artist, researcher, and scholar who has been involved in the creative and research aspects of film, video and digital new media art since 1995.

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