About Me
Tomás LAURENZO
Tomás Laurenzo為藝術家及研究學者，專研物理及數碼媒體。他的作品既探索意義建構過程中的藝術手法，同時亦關注創作的互動性及其與權力和政治的關係。他的創作涵蓋不同範疇，包括裝置、互動藝術、音樂、現場電影和數碼弦樂，其作品和表演曾在美洲、歐洲、亞洲和大洋洲多處展出。
洛倫佐曾在多間外國機構負責藝術和學術工作，包括微軟研究院、卡內基梅隆大學、布魯內爾大學和法國國家資訊與自動化研究所，在新媒體藝術、人機互動和移動機器人等範疇均有著作。
Tomás Laurenzo is an artist and academic who works with both physical and digital media exploring the artistic construction of meaning, occasionally focusing on interaction, and its relation with power and politics. His production spans across different practices, including installation, interactive art, music, live cinema, and digital lutherie. His artworks and performances have been shown in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Laurenzo has performed artistic and academic work in several foreign institutions, including Microsoft Research, Carnegie Mellon University, Brunel University and INRIA, among others. He has published in the areas of New Media Art, HCI and mobile robotics.
霍姆斯
Homs
藝術家自述：
霍姆斯位處敘利亞西部，為該國主要工業中心，2004年人口至少652,609人，是該國第三大城市。當地居民於2011年年初齊心罷免總統，使該城獲譽為「革命首都」，期後該城大部份地區落入反對派控制之下，近幾年亦遭戰火大規模摧毀。西方文化與敘利亞之間的關係，由外地人戴著異國眼鏡從戰火中得到娛樂，轉向冷漠的慈善戰爭，對越來越多的難民和越嚴重的恐怖狀況袖手旁觀。
這件名為《霍姆斯》的裝置作品混合不同媒體，藝術家將無人駕駛飛機在霍姆斯廢墟中拍得的映像放慢投影在牆上，而牆前一個金屬頭反映著這些映像，在房間裡產生出不斷變化的美麗圖案，從廢墟中製成美麗的景觀。
Artist statement:
Homs, a city in western Syria, was a major industrial centre. With a population of at least 652,609 people in 2004, it was the third largest city in the country. It was also the "capital of the revolution" after residents embraced the call to overthrow the president in early 2011 and much of the city fell under the control of the opposition. Homs has been massively destroyed by the war in the latest years. Western cultural relationship with Syria fluctuates from a fascinated alien perspective–war as entertainment, to half-heartened charity wars, passing by a growing horror before the increasing mass of refugees.
群展+
Group Exhibitions+
2017
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盲點」，創意科技週，美國紐約。
The Blind Spot, Creative Technology Week 2017, New York, USA
2016
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Walrus，互動裝置，國際電子藝術研討會，香港。
Walrus, Interactive Installation, International Symposium on Electronic Arts, ISEA 2016. Hong Kong
2015
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「外傭」，奧沙畫廊，香港。
Foreign Helpers, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong. 2015.
2013
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「兩制」，「體驗時代」，香港城市大學創意媒體學院，香港。
Two Systems, The Age of Experience Collective Show, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. -
Celebra，國際電子藝術研討會，澳洲悉尼。
Celebra, International Symposium on Electronic Arts, ISEA, Sydney, Australia.
獲獎+
Award+
PEDECIBA研究員，烏拉圭蒙特維多。
Fellowship PEDECIBA, Montevideo, Uruguay.
榮譽提名，藝術比賽，Memorial Desaparecidos Pedrenses，烏拉圭卡内洛内斯。
“Honorary Mention”, Art contest Memorial Desaparecidos Pedrenses, Canelones, Uruguay
2013年 作品「Walrus and Celebra」獲提名競逐拉瓦爾虛擬現實峰會，法國拉瓦爾。
Nominee for Laval Virtual Awards 2013, Laval, France (for the artworks Walrus and Celebra).