Nothing But The System

Nothing But The System

(A poetic review of the New Media Arts Exhibition Project)

Microsoft is hard.
And the apple is suffering from a nasty bite.
The screen seems to throb in his eye.
However,
His mind is blank.

Sound is English.
But the visual is Japanese.
No subtitle, no gesture and no conversation.
Nothing but the system itself is communicating.

Here the moon is resting,
Thus,
This is the world of the CD-ROM.
It shines above human.
It re-creates the sky.

Warmness is gone.
Blood is frozen.
The legends are buried inside the RAM.
Interactive is their Slogan.

Life is now merely a system,

Getting lost in reverie.
The aroma of human flesh is vanished,

And never to return.

What appears in dream is the mesh of optical fiber.

What is under recording is the weather of today.

Close your eye,
The ice cream is melting,

But the screen stood still.

New Media Arts Exhibition Project – Intermedia Experiment at HKAS

Artists:Samson Young and Christopher Lau
Musicians : Johnny Fong(Clarinet),James Cuddeford(Violin), Chang Pei-chieh(Cello), Mary Wu(Piano)
Performers : HKAS students & other participants of the workshop

Performance : Quartet for the end of time
Venue : The McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Date and Time :
14 February 2009 (Sat)3pm - 4:15pm
14 February 2009 (Sat) 8pm - 9:15pm
15 February 2009 (Sun)3pm - 4:15pm
Forum Date and Time:15 February 2009 (Sun)4:30pm (after the performance)