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Page 1: Art + Technology Lab at LACMA€¦ · studio, ScanLAB Projects decided to follow the trails of this great predecessor via the “Art + Technology Lab” by applying a rarely used

Art�+�Technology�Lab�at�LACMAA�lab�where�art�bounds�up�with�technology

Page 2: Art + Technology Lab at LACMA€¦ · studio, ScanLAB Projects decided to follow the trails of this great predecessor via the “Art + Technology Lab” by applying a rarely used

What�corporations�and�art�always�carry�in�common�is�that�they�always�pursue

innovation�for�a�better�world.�The�partnership�between�Hyundai�Motor�and

LACMA(Los�Angeles�County�Museum�of�Art)�is�based�on�the�common�area

“technology�and�innovation”�and�this�includes�an�interesting�project�besides

The�inspiration�for�this�program�is�from�about�50�years�ago.�From�1967�to

1971,�LACMA�conducted�the�“Art�and�Technology�Program”,�which�matched

artists�with�the�companies�in�Southern�California�that�led�sophisticated�and

innovative�technologies�and�inventions�at�the�time.�Under�the�goal�of

Art�and�technology,�a�reunion

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exhibitions.�The�project�called�the�“Art�+�Technology�Lab�at�LACMA”

encourages�encounters�between�the�ideas�of�next-generation�artists�and

technology�that�can�realize�those�ideas.

creating�artworks�beyond�the�borders�of�art�and�technology,�the�museum

provided�an�opportunity�for�local�companies�and�artists�who�have�always

desired�innovative�techniques.�Artists�such�as�James�Turrell,�Roy

Lichtenstein,�and�Robert�Irwin�participated�in�the�program�becoming

partners�with�companies�including�Hewlett-Packard�and�IBM.

This�innovative�program�has�come�back�to�us�as�the�“Art�+�Technology�Lab.”

The�lab�provides�grants,�in-kind�support�from�leading�companies�and

facilities�to�develop�prototype�projects.�Through�the�partnership�between

LACMA�and�Hyundai,�the�Art�+�Technology�Lab�will�be�sustained�through

2020�and�the�public�will�be�offered�chances�to�explore�the�convergence�of

art�and�technology�along�with�the�artists.

The�artists�who�apply�for�“Art�+�Technology�Lab”�come�from�various

backgrounds�and�countries.�Besides�contemporary�artists,�enthusiastic

architects,�designers,�and�developers�from�all�around�the�world�including

Ghana,�Ireland,�Mexico,�the�United�Kingdom,�and�Korea�have�applied�to

participate.�In�2015�and�2016,�11�teams�and�artists�in�total�were�part�of�the�Art

+�Technology�Lab.�They�showed�a�broad�spectrum�of�subjects�and�methods,

as�if�proving�their�uniqueness�respectively.�For�example,�Jonathon�Keats

applied�a�neuroscience�theory�to�clothing�design�to�distort�the�images�he

created.�Titled�<Superego�Suits>(2015),�this�project�studies�through�sensors

and�robots�about�how�a�pair�of�clothes�affect�the�identity�of�the�person�who

wears�it.

Giving�wings�to�borderless�imaginations

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ScanLAB�Projects,�formed�by�Matt�Shaw�and�Will�Trossel,�studied�the�works

of�Eadweard�Muybridge,�which�show�the�majestic�beauty�of�the�Yosemite

Park,�and�recreated�the�scenery�with�3D�scanning.�Nonny�de�la�Peña�and�Alex

Rivera�also�tested�the�limits�of�the�VR�storytelling�technology�to�foster�critical

thoughts�on�the�power�of�technology,�while�John�Gerrard�drew�attention�by

revealing�his�awareness�about�the�environmental�issues�such�as�climate

change�and�energy�consumption�by�using�gaming�technology.

Jonathon�Keats�has�integrated�cars�and�neuroscience�just�in�time,�when

cognitive�science�and�neuro-aesthetics�are�the�most�pressing�subjects�of

interest.�Keats’�project�is�part�of�the�Art�+�Technology�Lab�at�the�Los�Angeles

County�Museum�of�Art�(LACMA),�where�he�conceived�the�brilliant�idea�of

enabling�a�more�vivid�driving�experience�by�stimulating�the�driver’s�auditory

senses�through�the�vehicle’s�speed,�power,�aerodynamics�and�driving

efficiency.�<The�Roadable�Synapse>�sprouted�from�the�question,�“What�if�the

future�of�the�car�was�to�go�in�the�opposite�direction�of�the�autonomous

vehicle�and�make�it�more�of�an�extension�of�the�driver?”

Jonathon�Keats�and�<The�Roadable�Synapse>,�a�neuroscientifically-drivenfuture�car

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In�imagining�the�future�car,�Keats�closely�collaborated�with�Hyundai�Motor

over�the�past�two�years�and�finally�introduced�the�<The�Roadable�Synapse>.

He�thought�outside�the�box�to�find�the�intersection�between�neuroscience

and�art,�and�he�received�technological�advice�from�Hyundai�Motor�to�realize

his�idea.�Keats’�car�is�equipped�with�unique�functions�and�augments�the

driving�experience,�and�thereby�establishes�a�very�special�relationship

between�the�vehicle�and�the�driver.�In�2015�and�2016,�Jonathon�Keats�applied

neuroscientific�theory�to�garment�design�and�developed�a�“Superego�Suits”

that�allow�for�individuals�to�alter�self-perception.

ScanLAB�Projects:�Exploring�the�Yosemite�Park�in�3D

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Eadweard�Muybridge,�a�pioneer�of�photography,�took�photographs�of�the

Pacific�coast�and�Yosemite�Park�on�a�request�by�the�U.S�government�in�the

mid-19th�century.�He�camped�in�the�mountains�for�months�to�record�the

nature�and�printed�the�photographs,�which�were�enough�to�deliver�the

overwhelming�beauty�and�wonders.�In�May�2016,�the�UK-based�creative

studio,�ScanLAB�Projects�decided�to�follow�the�trails�of�this�great

predecessor�via�the�“Art�+�Technology�Lab”�by�applying�a�rarely�used

technology,�3D�scanning.�Even�with�several�years�of�experience�in�using�razor

scanning�technology�to�create�artworks,�it�was�a�challenge�for�them�to�film

Living�in�nature�and�traveling�around�the�park�on�a�Hyundai�SUV,�ScanLAB

Projects�captured�more�than�150�scenes,�among�which�was�the�lively�footage

of�flowing�water�recorded�for�the�first�time.�To�present�these�amazing�results,

the�automobile�that�has�been�used�during�their�on-site�filming,�was

remodeled�into�a�small�exhibition�space�and�presented�at�LACMA’s�Zev

Yaroslavsky�Plaza�from�6th�April�2017�until�18th�April�2017�so�that�the�viewers

could�enjoy�the�views�of�the�Yosemite�Park�realized�in�3D�digital�diorama.

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the�Yosemite�Park�with�its�exceptionally�rough�terrain�and�waterfalls.�Santa

Fe�SUV�of�Hyundai�Motor,�a�sponsor�of�the�project,�was�a�part�of�the�project

throughout�the�whole�journey.

Installation�photograph,�ScanLAB�Projects,�Post-lenticular�Landscapes,�Los�Angeles�County�Museum�ofArt,�April�6,�2017�-�April�18,�2017�ⓒ�ScanLAB�Projects,�photo�ⓒ�Museum�Associates/LACMA