Taipei, April 6 (CNA) A British artist who specializes intelematic arts is holding an exhibition in Taipei to bring remoteparticipants together in a shared "telepresent environment" andreflect his resident experience in Taiwan, exhibition organizers saidThursday.
Paul Sermon, who was invited by Taipei Artist Village (TAV) for a10-week stay as a resident artist, launched his "telematic"exhibition titled "Headroom" at the Xinyi Public Assembly Hall,running from April 4-20.
"Headroom is a juxtaposition of my experience in Taipei, " saidSermon, who arrived in Taiwan Feb. 27.
Sermon said he arrived in Taiwan with a "blank canvas, " notreally having any idea in mind about what project to work on. Aftersome visits and an observation that lasted for several weeks, he cameup with the Headroom idea.
Sermon won the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica in Austriain 1991. His work "Telematic Dreaming 05" was part of "Climax-TheHighlights of Arts Electronica" at the National Museum of Fine Artsin Taichung last year.
He will stay in Taipei and work on more exhibition projects until May 6.
The exhibition is co-organized by the British Council, the TaipeiCultural Foundation and the TAV.