Saturday, May 15, 2010

Video Art: Doll Chao


Shōwa Incident
昭和事變

Taiwan | 2010 | 09’06”

《昭和事變》由照片與底片、超八、DV、數位相機、手機等各式媒材組成。在原始材質上,著重在對於底片特性的運用與數位檔案間的翻轉,在拍攝上採取放任態度令意外自然產生。比如說一台電池失效的相機其底片過度曝光,經由數位調整反差之後產生歧異的顏色質感;而在超八的底片特性上,利用人工手沖的方式,改變手沖的溫度、時間,去製造底片的"質變";最後利用數位的翻轉製作,使用掃描、翻拍、數位剪輯下的重新排列(速率、景框、格放等),去為各種媒材進行統整結合的工作。

Shōwa Incident is edited and combined by different mediums, such as photos, films, images taken from super8, DV, digital camera and cell phone. The adaption of mediums
puts emphasis on the characteristic of film and the subversive results of re-editing the digital data. To create the random effects, the artist shot the film casually. For example, by adjusting digital contrast of the over-exposed film done by a battery malfunctioned camera will generate an unusual color texture. With the nature of a super8 film, the artist uses handmade method, changes the temperature and times taken to make the qualitative change of the film. Lastly, she uses the technical skills of scanning, re-shoot, digital editing and other digital conversions to make new arrangements, also the integration of different media.

Doll Chao 趙中慧 (TW)

趙小姐是台灣實驗電影創作者,同時也製作音樂,目前是實驗電子樂團Varo的成員。作品使用超八、十六釐米底片與數位媒材進行整合,關注於個人情感在家庭歷史背景的紛擾之下舉步維艱的行走歷程。

Chao Doll is an experimental film director and a composer, currently a member of experimental electronic band “Varo”. Her works combines the mediums of super 8, 16 mm film and digital mediums, and the theme is mostly about the arduous path under the turmoil of personal emotions and family history.