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Juror's Statement, Digital Art Category CHEN Chun-Hung

The Digital Art Category of the 26th Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition The Third Prize winner is PAN Jin's Lost Islands, an installation of four
received 32 entries, five of which were from overseas, namely, two from screens showing video recordings of a shipwreck incident near Penghu
Macau (China) and one from Singapore, Italy, and Poland each. The jury Island in 1942 during the second World War, in which the US attacked
conducted the preliminary review on May 2, 2021 to shortlist 8 works, Japanese vessels. The work attempts to portray a ship graveyard, a desolate
including one by a foreign artist. The final review was scheduled for space with only derelict carcasses, to examine the damage resulting
June 22, however, it had to be postponed to July 5 due to the Covid-19 from war con icts and life ordeals. While these shipwrecks remain at the
pandemic. One work was disqualified since it was never delivered bottom of the sea, they are reconstructed in the videos to symbolize a new
physically. All other works were installed and reviewed by the jurors. perspective on war memory and the history of colonization.
After several rounds of assessment and discussion, they finally chose The two Award of Merit recipients are Embossed imprint by PENG Bao-
seven winning works, that is, the top three winners, two Award of Merit Quan and Resurrection by WANG Hsin-Yu. Embossed imprint consists of a
recipients, and two shortlisted works. series of graphic works, in which montage is utilized to superpose multiple
The First Prize winner, Anodyne by LIU Jo-Yu, is a single-screen artwork images. The visual tempo and narrative technique leave a powerful visual
that employs computer-generated motion graphics. On the screen, impression on viewers. Resurrection is an installation composed of seven
the images of religious leaders are broken and deformed to produce a screens. Regarding its content, the artist said, "Rewinding the process
mesmerizing effect. The word "anodyne" means both comfort and pain of incineration is like looking at the awakening of nestlings. One thus
relief. This work attempts to express that religion has a numbing e ect on gradually realizes that the black ashes were actually once paper cranes. As
our society just as anodynes, or painkillers, have on the human body. The the ames rage, some paper cranes are devoured in the blink of an eye,
artist said, "In themselves, things are neither good nor bad; it is people while others gradually disappear among sparks. Many things look alike,
that shape, distort, and de ne these notions, eventually resulting in new but the processes that shaped them are totally di erent."
interpretations." Though only a single screen is used to display the work, The jurors' discussions during the review process may provide some
it is ingenuously placed in the middle of mirror-like reflective materials ideas for future participants: (I) Technique vs. Art{Digital technology
to produce multiple images, which create a one-of-a-kind visual effect. evolves at a dizzying pace. Even though there is a vast amount of software
Judges unanimously praised both the presentation of the idea and and hardware at our disposal, cultural elements and ideas are still what
techniques applied. that transform digital technology into art. (II) Content vs. Form{The
The Second Prize winner is Caballito by LI Ying-Jung. In this work, the content of an artwork must be presented in the most appropriate manner.
artist attempts to express that on the enormous waves of information, a Both the number of images and the installation method of artworks have
caballito watercraft is sailing up and down to seek sh in unexplored sea. an e ect on an audience's visual perception. (III) Image vs. Sound{Most
Conflict ensues beyond sight in the horizon and the caballito watercraft visual artists tend to be chie y concerned about images, while paying little
disappears from the sea surface, as if dying heroically yet quietly. A plan, a attention to sound. In fact, in motion graphics, appropriate combination
message, and a memory are all part of the ow of modern information, a of images and sounds can produce a synergistic e ect to better engage
cycle of constant replacement. Every entity moves slowly when exploring viewers.
the unknown, which conveys the idea of a floating consciousness. This year's entries came in a range of formats, including graphic art,
Regardless of whether it reaches its destination, it is a moment of motion graphics, video recordings, and immersive videos, but there were
quietude. The artists places three screens in alignment to allow images to no animated short films as in previous years. We welcome more artists
cycle. The sophisticated techniques and careful presentation exemplify to submit their works and attempt making pieces with a wider variety of
the distinctive characteristics of digital art. (Note: Caballitos are reed media to enrich the eld of digital art.
watercrafts used by shermen in Peru, South America.)

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