Art Tech 兵工廠 當科技遇上表演藝術 Art Tech Arsenal - When Technology Meets Performing Arts
文：黃子翔 ｜Text by: watermoonone ｜Translated by: Elliott Cheung
由Felixism Creation策劃的《想像力研究所》表演藝術x科技提案徵集，9月底 開始接受申請，於短短一個月內，收到二 十八份來自不同範疇、跨領域的計劃書， 不乏驚喜亮眼構想，好像VR、舞蹈與影像、聲音雕塑等等，有的不得不叫評審上網查究才曉底蘊，大開眼界。
The “Institute of Imagination” Call for Proposals: Creative Proposals x Tech Experiments, curated by Felixism Creation, began accepting applications in late September, and within a month, has received 28 transdisciplinary proposals from different fields, with no shortage of exciting concepts, such as VR, dance and video, or sound sculpturing. Some required the jury to search online in order to understand the context, which really broadened their horizons.
評審團成員之一、劇場編劇導演甄拔濤， 笑說看計劃書很累，「很想了解每份計劃 背後想探討甚麼。」Felixism Creation 總監、評審團成員之一Felix Chan也苦 笑起來，「不是蘋果和橙的比較，而是蘋 果 跟 房 車、家 庭 電 器 的 比 併。」他 歎 謂， 原來香港有許多這方面的人才，「但從另 一角度看，也證明香港實在缺乏機會，否 則已經做出來了。」香港Art Tech市場比他想像中飢渴，但現今市場配合不到，資 源分配也不成熟，《想像力研究所》或能 填補這一塊，引蛇出洞，更重要的是， 「香港需要有公平而利他的計劃。」
Theatre playwright and director Pat To Yan, one of the members of the jury, said, smiling, that reading proposals was very tiring, “because you really want to understand what's behind the proposal, what it's actually trying to get at.” Felixism Creation Director and member of the jury, Felix Chan, also smiled sheepishly, saying, “it’s not a comparison between apples and oranges, but between apples and a nice car, or a household appliance.” He expressed that, actually, Hong Kong has a lot of talent in this aspect, “but from another perspective, this proves that Hong Kong is lacking in opportunities, or else this would already have been done.” The Art Tech market in Hong Kong is hungrier than he expected, but right now the market is unable to accommodate this, and the distribution of resources is immature. “Institute of Imagination" perhaps could fill this void, and ‘draw the snake out from its hole’. More importantly, “Hong Kong needs a fair and altruistic plan.”
談到評審準則，甄拔濤說離不開形式與 內容，可行性也是重要評審標準。評審團成員共有八位，專長各異，領域不一， 「大家以所屬範疇的識見提供意見。」於 是各個評審打分數好不雷同，甄拔濤大 笑 :「 我 就 經 常 與 其 他 評 審 持 不 見 。 」 訪 問時初選階段剛好結束，他們選出了十二 份計劃，準備逐一網上面試，評審將對計 劃之實行性等等，向申請團隊提出詰問，「面試是變數，申請團隊須給我們看見計 劃某種『閃亮』之處。」也有「敗者復活」，「今朝評審一輪討論，把三顆 『滄海遺珠』撈回來。」
With regards to the jury’s criteria, Yan said you can’t stray too far from form and content; feasibility is also an important standard for the judging. There are eight members of the jury, each with their own expertise, and not belonging to the same field. “Everyone gives their opinion based on their insight from their own fields.” As such, the scoring greatly varies between jury members, with Yan laughing, “I always have a different opinion from the other jury members.” At the time of this interview the preliminaries had just ended; with 12 plans selected, they were preparing for one-on-one online interviews. The jury members will give questions to the applicant team based on elements such as the feasibility of the plan: “The interview is a variable, as the applicant team needs to show us something ‘eye-catching' about the plan.” Some “eliminated [plans] also come back to life”; “This morning, after some discussion, the jury decided to bring back three ‘forgotten gems’”.
網上面試後，將敲定兩份計劃，所屬團 隊於12月22日至明年1月23日，進駐牛棚藝術村，並出席網上中期分享，然後於明 年1月22日至23日進行階段性實驗展演， Felix說:「那必須為面向觀眾的完整展 演，而非展示失敗作品。」如果創新又可行，或有機會獲邀發展成完整演出，也 說不定。好作品當然值得加以發展。
After the online interviews, two plans will be selected, and the teams in question will move into Cattle Ranch Artist Village between December 22 and January 23 next year, as well as attending an online in-progress sharing. Then, they will hold an in-progress experimental showing between January 22-23 next year. Felix says, “That needs to be a complete audience-facing performance, and not the showing of a failed work.” If it’s innovative and feasible, it could receive an invitation to be developed into a complete performance. Perhaps. Good works deserve to be developed further.
《想像力研究所》“Institute of Imagination” https://www.felixism.com/
