菱川勢一 Seiichi Hishikawa

菱川勢一 Seiichi Hishikawa

日本 JP 1988 年開始從事音樂行業隨後移居紐約，執導音樂節目、廣告、電影和音樂錄影帶的同時，他開始創作音樂與圖像融合的媒體藝術。 回到日本後於 1997 年參與創辦 DRAWING AND MANUAL。 其創作跨越多種類型，包括品牌廣告、時尚舞臺指導、攝影和空間設計。 其執導的電影《森林中的木琴》獲得 20 多個國際獎項，其中包括坎城金獅獎。 他于 2011 年舉辦了首次攝影個展 <不存在的電影，存在的視覺>，並在日本全國巡迴展出，亦在東京、米蘭、紐約展出其當代藝術作品，在東京、米蘭和紐約展出執導電影 "youth" 《青春》、"Harmonica-Taiyo" 、"All Aboard!" 。

Starting his career in the music industry in 1988, he later moved to New York, directing music TV shows, commercials, movies, and videos. Back in Japan, he co-founded DRAWING AND MANUAL in 1997. Beyond film, he's engaged in diverse creative pursuits, directing brand films, fashion shows, and art museums' scenography. His film "Xylophone" won over 20 international awards, including Cannes Lions. As a photographer, he exhibited "Found stories from a movie that doesn't exist" in 2011, touring Japan. His art, "Yukimi Shunga" and "srk," was showcased in Tokyo, Milan, and New York. He directed feature films like "youth," "Hamonica-Taiyo," and "All aboard!" Recently, he delves into Japanese motion image arts and crafts since 2022.

Karmen

Karmen

這部作品實際到高雄鋼鐵相關工廠現場拍攝了900段影片再剪輯而成。作品中，高雄的鐵工和機械共同演奏著歌劇名曲「卡門」。標題「Karmen」蘊含著一份自豪，它呈現了一個充滿火花、煙霧、機油味、轟隆聲和寂靜的世界，同時展現了高雄尖端的製造工藝，以及人類力量的美妙和諧。菱川勢一導演此次再度與音效設計師清川進也合作。這部五面投影，以無數精心設計的元素和宏偉規模，同步聲音與影像構成迷人的影像裝置，亦是全球首演。

This videois completed by actually visiting the site and filming 900 cuts of iron worksites in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung's iron craftsmen and machines play the famous opera "Carmen". The title "Karmen" expresses pride. The work expresses a world of sparks, smoke, smell of oil, roar and silence, cutting-edge manufacturing using the latest technology, and a wonderful harmony with the power of human beings. Seiichi Hishikawa worked with sound designer Shinya Kiyokawa again to complete this work. Covering the venue with five screens, this is an video installation work of the soul with synchronized sound and images that fascinates with its countless meticulously designed pieces and grand scale. This is the world premiere of this work.