About Me
S．A．斯沃普
Samuel Adam SWOPE
斯沃普 1984 年出生於美國密蘇里州，他於在美國密蘇里州大學和香港中文大學取得藝術學位，並在芝加哥藝術學院獲藝術碩士學位。自 2007 年起定居香港。斯沃普的藝術借助空氣來構建和控制美學物件/環境/維度，而他對表演、科學、技術、奇思妙想和DIY文化等亦懷有持續的興趣。
Swope was born in 1984 in Missouri, USA, and has been based in Hong Kong since 2007. He holds two bachelor’s degrees of fine arts from Missouri State University, USA, and Chinese University of Hong Kong, respectively, and a master’s degree of fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA.
Samuel Adam Swope is an artist most recognized for his Aerial Art, art which is the construction and control of aesthetic objects/environments/dimensions that work with air or are themselves airborne. Swope’s continued interest in contemporary uses of apparatuses, performance, science, technology, whimsy and DIY culture has enabled him to exhibit and lecture internationally in galleries, cinemas, and academic and cultural institutions including: solo exhibitions (during the Art Basel and Art Basel Hong Kong 2017 period), Loop Barcelona (Spain 2017), Hong Kong Art Centre (Hong Kong 2017), and Chronus Art Center (Shanghai 2016). In Fall 2017 he was a guest lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
提名專家
Nominator
艾朗宏 ALLEN, Richard William
撻-撻-撻-撻-撻->
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta->
2012
錄像 (16’26”)
Video (16:26)
《撻-撻-撻-撻-撻->》是斯沃普對現代都市行為的實驗，探討在香港常見的「派傳單」的行為模式。整個「派傳單」的過程可以簡化成三個步驟：「輸入」：途人遇到分發傳單者的阻礙；「處理」：途人選擇接受或迴避；「輸出」，亦就是行動。在這個實驗中，藝術家自製了一架 10 米長，每 7 秒可發射 30 架紙飛機的裝置去挑戰途人在日常生活裡的社交互動關係。
斯沃普以人們熙來攘往的工業區火炭為實驗地點。在 2012 年 6 月 5 日的早上，在 45 分鐘之內，斯沃普用他自製的機器裝置從工廠大廈的天台上射出一只又一只的紙摺飛機。每只紙摺飛機僅印有Swope 氏的名字而沒有附加任何說明。由傳單摺成的紙飛機在天上遨翔，使途人禁不住嘖嘖稱奇。
在這裡，斯沃普把整個《撻-撻-撻-撻-撻->》的實驗剪輯為一段 16 分鐘的片段。
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-> is a guerrilla performance with urban behaviors. The work looks into the ritual of flyer distribution in Hong Kong. Such phenomenon can be reduced to a three part formula: Input, obstruction by the distributor; Process, the confronted decides between engagement and avoidance; Output, action. This public performance challenges social reflexes by replacing the cue with the ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-> apparatus in everyday interactions. Assembled full length, the 10 meter handmade apparatus can launch 30 paper airplanes in 7 seconds.
The public location chosen for the happening was Fo Tan, Hong Kong, an industrial district where workers flock towards their jobs. On the morning of June 5, 2012, the apparatus length was shortened for a covert operative. Flying and descending paper airplanes, which were rapidly launched for just over 45 minutes, met the workers ascending the valley towards their daily job.
The choreographed rooftop performance and the actions recorded at street level were documented through video. The footage was composed into a 16 minute short, which tells the story and experience of the social and spatial intervention, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta->.
個展+
Solo Exhibition+
2017
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Lotsremar. ARoland for An Oliver 2017 ，巴塞爾藝術展，瑞士
Lotsremark. A Roland for An Oliver, Art Basel, Switzerland -
「死亡空氣」，百尺公園，香港
Dead Air, 100ft. Park, Hong Kong, China -
「上升氣流」， A Walk With A3 藝術空，香港
Updraft, updraft, A Walk With A3, Hong Kong
2016
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Hyperobject: Rendering The Non-Human，上海新時線媒體藝術中心，上海
與Fito Segrera 雙人展
"Hyperobject: Rendering the Non-Human" Fito Segrera & Samuel Adam Swope DOU Exhibition, Chronus Art Center, Shanghai
群展+
Group Exhibitions+
2017
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ta-ta-ta-ta-ta->，LOOP Barcelona 2017，西班牙
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ->, LOOP Barcelona 2017, Spain -
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta->，Aspirations of Flight，香港藝術中心，香港
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ->, Aspirations of Flight, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong, China
2016
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「真空空間」，香港刺點畫廊，香港
Vacuum Space, Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2015
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ta-ta-ta-ta-ta->，FILE 2015電子語言國際節，（巴西）聖保羅州
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ->, FILE 2015 (Electronic Language International Festival), State of São Paulo, Brazil
獲獎+
Award+
2014
- 上海新時線媒體藝術中心研究創作獎學金
Chronus Art Center Research and Creation Fellowship