Keynote Speech

CEO, d’strict

Republic of Korea

SungHo Lee

#ArtTech #MediaArt #ImmersiveContent

#ArtTech #MediaArt #ImmersiveContent

Sean Lee is the CEO of d’strict, a digital design company that has attracted attention around the world for its realistic contents by connecting virtual with reality through fusion of culture and technology. The company specializes in producing “realistic content” using digital media technology and leading the convergence of culture and technology in a rapidly changing media environment. Recently he has expanded the company into the fine arts sector through a media artist unit called ‘a’strict’. d’strict has led public art campaigns with surreal scenery events - Gangnam COEX(2020), New York Times Square(2021). These events brought peace and comfort to people around the world who were exhausted of COVID19. Through exchanges with various regions such as Asia and the Americas, he has presented new opportunities and possibilities.

#ArtTech #MediaArt #ImmersiveContent

Sean Lee is the CEO of d’strict, a digital design company that has attracted attention around the world for its realistic contents by connecting virtual with reality through fusion of culture and technology. The company specializes in producing “realistic content” using digital media technology and leading the convergence of culture and technology in a rapidly changing media environment. Recently he has expanded the company into the fine arts sector through a media artist unit called ‘a’strict’. d’strict has led public art campaigns with surreal scenery events - Gangnam COEX(2020), New York Times Square(2021). These events brought peace and comfort to people around the world who were exhausted of COVID19. Through exchanges with various regions such as Asia and the Americas, he has presented new opportunities and possibilities.

Session 1

Visual Artist

Viet Nam

Crazy Monkey

#Transition #FineArt #DigitalArt

#Transition #FineArt #DigitalArt

Crazy Monkey is a visual artist based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He majored in fine arts at Vietnam University of Fine Arts (formerly Hanoi College of Fine Arts) and embarked on a career as an illustrator. Currently, he is actively working on highlighting the convergence of technology and art. He founded the creative visual studio The Box Collective in 2015, continuing the expansion of technical and artistic collaborations.

#Transition #FineArt #DigitalArt

Crazy Monkey is a visual artist based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He majored in fine arts at Vietnam University of Fine Arts (formerly Hanoi College of Fine Arts) and embarked on a career as an illustrator. Currently, he is actively working on highlighting the convergence of technology and art. He founded the creative visual studio The Box Collective in 2015, continuing the expansion of technical and artistic collaborations.

Session 1

Experience Designer

Thailand

Pawimol Samsen

#Design #Tech #Exchange

#Design #Tech #Exchange

Pawimol Samsen is a Thai-born multidisciplinary artist who has been attracting attention for her attempts at integrating technologies across various artistic genres. Founder of Bangkok-based comprehensive design studio 27 JUNE STUDIO, she offers unprecedented immersion through artistic works that fuse together art and technology, including projection mapping, creative coding, AR, VR, interactive art, and performance art.

Content

Our Presence In Time

#Design #Tech #Exchange

Pawimol Samsen is a Thai-born multidisciplinary artist who has been attracting attention for her attempts at integrating technologies across various artistic genres. Founder of Bangkok-based comprehensive design studio 27 JUNE STUDIO, she offers unprecedented immersion through artistic works that fuse together art and technology, including projection mapping, creative coding, AR, VR, interactive art, and performance art.

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Session 1

Sound & Visual Artist

Cambodia

Saphy Vong

#Exchange #Tradition #Technology

#Exchange #Tradition #Technology

A sound & visual artist from Cambodia, his music brings together diverse genres such as history, geography, and cultural signifiers, and he is always on the lookout for new things. He recently presented a new piece entitled <Neo Geodesia>, in which he attempted to fuse traditional Khmer music with modern digital processing technology. Saphy Bong founded the London-based label CHINABOT, which connects Asian artists around the world.

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NEO GEODESIA

#Exchange #Tradition #Technology

A sound & visual artist from Cambodia, his music brings together diverse genres such as history, geography, and cultural signifiers, and he is always on the lookout for new things. He recently presented a new piece entitled <Neo Geodesia>, in which he attempted to fuse traditional Khmer music with modern digital processing technology. Saphy Bong founded the London-based label CHINABOT, which connects Asian artists around the world.

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Session 2

CEO of iMMERSiVELY

Singapore

Lionel Chok

#VR #AR #Creative

#VR #AR #Creative

He has over 20 years of experience in the creative as well as media and marketing sectors. After earning a degree in Creative Technology in London, he founded iMMERSiVELY, a startup specializing in AR and VR. He currently develops apps and solutions for businesses in a wide range of fields, including culture and arts across Southeast Asia, mainly in Singapore.

#VR #AR #Creative

He has over 20 years of experience in the creative as well as media and marketing sectors. After earning a degree in Creative Technology in London, he founded iMMERSiVELY, a startup specializing in AR and VR. He currently develops apps and solutions for businesses in a wide range of fields, including culture and arts across Southeast Asia, mainly in Singapore.

Session 2

CEO of Tropical Futures Institute

Philippines

Christopher Fussner

#ArtCulture #Metaverse

#ArtCulture #Metaverse

He founded the Tropical Futures Institute, which serves as a think tank for the arts and culture of Cebu, in the Philippines. He garnered a lot of attention from the world of culture and arts by holding the Philippine Art Fair, set up in a traditional way, within a new concept metaverse space in 2021.

#ArtCulture #Metaverse

He founded the Tropical Futures Institute, which serves as a think tank for the arts and culture of Cebu, in the Philippines. He garnered a lot of attention from the world of culture and arts by holding the Philippine Art Fair, set up in a traditional way, within a new concept metaverse space in 2021.

Session 2

CEO of WIR Group

Indonesia

Daniel Surya

#AR #Global #Collaboration

#AR #Global #Collaboration

He is the founder of the WIR Group, a global leader in augmented reality (AR) technology. He has worked on a collaborative project combining augmented reality technology with world-class cultural and entertainment brands such as Disney and the Cartoon Network. Under his leadership, the WIR Group has evolved from a startup into an emerging powerhouse providing technology solutions around the world, with a presence in six major cities in Asia, Europe and the United States. WIR Group has curated a showcase in 2020 World Economic Forum(WEF) at 2019 as a representative technology company in Indonesia

#AR #Global #Collaboration

He is the founder of the WIR Group, a global leader in augmented reality (AR) technology. He has worked on a collaborative project combining augmented reality technology with world-class cultural and entertainment brands such as Disney and the Cartoon Network. Under his leadership, the WIR Group has evolved from a startup into an emerging powerhouse providing technology solutions around the world, with a presence in six major cities in Asia, Europe and the United States. WIR Group has curated a showcase in 2020 World Economic Forum(WEF) at 2019 as a representative technology company in Indonesia

Session 3

Director

Republic of Korea

Tai-sik Kim

After major in film studies at Seoul Institute of the Arts, KIM went to study in Japan in 1980. After studies at Japan Institute of the Moving Image, major in film directing, he worked since 1986 as a coordinate producer for film, TV and commercials in Japan, Australia and Hong Kong. He was selected as the 1st Berlinale Talents at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival for his short film 32nd DEC: Where is Mr. President?(2003). His first feature film Driving With My Wife's Lover(2007) was invited to over 30 international film festivals, including Sundance, Rotterdam IFF and the film won nine awards . A Korean Japanese co-production film Tokyo Taxi (2010) is his second feature. KIM had continued to expand his creative scope through his films Red Vacance Black Wedding(2011) and Heartbreak Hotel(2015). Recently, he directed the Filipino Korean co-production film Sunshine Family(2019).

After major in film studies at Seoul Institute of the Arts, KIM went to study in Japan in 1980. After studies at Japan Institute of the Moving Image, major in film directing, he worked since 1986 as a coordinate producer for film, TV and commercials in Japan, Australia and Hong Kong. He was selected as the 1st Berlinale Talents at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival for his short film 32nd DEC: Where is Mr. President?(2003). His first feature film Driving With My Wife's Lover(2007) was invited to over 30 international film festivals, including Sundance, Rotterdam IFF and the film won nine awards . A Korean Japanese co-production film Tokyo Taxi (2010) is his second feature. KIM had continued to expand his creative scope through his films Red Vacance Black Wedding(2011) and Heartbreak Hotel(2015). Recently, he directed the Filipino Korean co-production film Sunshine Family(2019).