「將臺灣的聲音留下軌跡，並向國際發聲。」
新媒體藝術中，「聲音」是最具穿透性的重要媒介之一。近年來，台灣聲音藝術與各領域融合，生成更多元與創新的發展。結合各種類型的聲音藝術形式，使聲音再次被定義，解構、重組，擺脫過去的制約與束縛，意圖以更自由的方式打破一般大眾對聲音藝術媒材以及表現手法的想像疆界。
繼2003年台灣首次聲音藝術重要展演活動《異響/Bias》引介國際上極具代表性的聲音藝術演出後，《折衷異響2014》透過日本聲音藝術創作者伊東篤宏與台灣聲音藝術家王福瑞、姚仲涵牽線，以帶有混種概念的聲音藝術場景，帶來台日正在發展或成熟的最新聲音創作演出，以在台日新媒體藝術界、電子音樂界長時間活躍以及深具潛力的新興藝術家，透過有如示範演出(showcase)的概念，與台灣在地藝術家共同展演、交流。
由日本策劃的《折衷》，透過巧妙搭配各類影像與聲音創作形式，融合而成新的混種型態，而台灣提出的《異響》，則呈現在多元創作發展下，改變聲音藝術原有的深具藝術/學術性的演出型態，如結合DVJ概念，以音像(Audio visual)創作為主的演出形式，則邀請台灣聲響藝術家姚仲涵和葉廷皓組成的數位音像團體HH，融合聲音藝術與電子音樂，搭配即時影像，創造特殊的空間感知體驗，以及使用電腦及時運算，以遊戲般的方式，將聲音產生的過程視覺化的音像創作者王新仁；日本方面則是由新銳聲音創作者TESTAV與VJ Scott Allen合組的Audiovisual數位音像團體，以及結合電吉他應用類比與現場手工繪製影像的drowsiness與中山晃子的奇幻組合；類比影像方面，則由台灣新生代創作者賴宗昀為代表，因其獨立電影製作背景，運用電影般的影像敘事風格，帶來具旅程路徑感的音像演出。除以電腦運算為主的音像演出外，類比式的合成器也是近年來改變電子音樂場景的重要元素之一，透過日本90年代在夜店有極大影響力的音樂創作者齋藤久師與與新型態女子合成器團體galcid的演出組合，盼能活絡類比合成器的音樂場景。此外，如同《異響》對於新聲音加入的期待，台灣新興跨域創作團體CBMI，則以濃厚的次文化人文精神，為觀眾帶來極具戲謔感的感官體驗。最後，將呈現台日兩國重量級演出者的最新作品，台灣由極具代表性的聲音藝術開創者王福瑞代表，日本則以長年在國際數位藝術圈活躍的一樂儀光與知名日光燈噪音創作者伊東篤宏，帶來結合雷射光與日光燈噪音的最新雙人組合。
我們希望透過《折衷異響2014》，帶來台日最前衛的新媒體藝術創作者精彩的演出，試圖在不同的類型中連結、實驗極端的可能性。承如日方所提出的《折衷》概念，這些演出者分別代表了文化互相交集之下的平衡點，同時，也承續的台灣《異響》的精神，對於未知的實驗性的永遠充滿的好奇的態度與視野，一方面引介國際上極具代表性的演出，一方面則試圖對在地的藝術家提出更多的可能性與挑戰，將創作能量匯集於臺北，連結國際，向國際發聲。
Keeping track of the sounds in Taiwan, and promote them on the international stage.
“Sound” is one of the most penetrating media in new media arts. In recent years, the sound arts in Taiwan have incorporated various disciplines to generate a more diverse and innovative development. In combining various forms in sound art, sounds are redefined, deconstructed, and reorganized. Extricating themselves from burden of the past, these sounds go beyond what the public can imagine on the media and expression of sound arts.
Preceded by the introduction of prominent sound art performances in the international sound art exhibition “Bias” in 2003, “Compromise Bias 2014” introduced sound artists Atsuhiro Ito from Japan as well as Fu-jui Wang and Chung-han Yao from Taiwan. They hybridize various scenes in sound art and present developing or developed performances. These active and potential Sino-Japan artists in new media art and electronic music bring sound art showcases to interact with local artists in Taiwan.
Organized by artists in Japan, “Compromise” combines audio and visual forms of art into a whole new hybridized form of art, while “Bias,” organized by artists in Taiwan, transforms the artistic/academic forms of performance into a DVJ form, an audio-visual performance. Sound artists from Taiwan include Chung-han Yao and Ting-hao Yeh, the duo in the digital audio-visual group HH/Taipei, which incorporates sound art and electronic music to create a special spatial perception with real-time images. Another sound artist from Taiwan, Aluan Wang, visualizes the game-like process of generating sound with real-time computing. Artists from Japan include an audio-visual digital group of cutting-edge composers TESTAV and VJ Scott Allen, as well as a magic combination of Akiko Nakayama and Drowsiness with electric guitar analog and on-site hand drawing. Lai Tsung-yun, a young artist from Taiwan, presents a performance of analog images. As an independent filmmaker, Lai adopts the visual narration in film-making, putting forward a journey-like audio-visual performance. In addition to audio-visual performances via computing, analog synthesizer is also a key element to transform electronic music. The combination of Hisashi Saito, a famous composer of pub music, and Galcid, a new female group of synthesize music, can be expected to perk up the scenes of synthesized music. Moreover, as “Bias” welcomes new works, this event welcomes the new crossover group CBMI to present an ironic sensual experience with a strong subculture spirit. Last but not the least, the latest master pieces is presented by Wang Fujui, the pioneering sound artist from Taiwan, and a Japanese duo of Yoshimitsu Ichiraku, an active artist in international digital art, and Atsuhiro Ito, a composer of fluorescent light noises. They will collaborate a presentation of laser beam and fluorescent light noises as a duo.
Through “Compromise Bias 2014,” we hope to introduce excellent performances of avant-garde new media artists and explore the possibility of combining different genres. The artists try to strike a balance between different cultures, just like “Compromise” proposed by Japanese artists. Following the spirit of “Bias,” we stay hungry for unknown experiment, introducing representative performances from abroad on the one hand, and challenging local artists with more possibilities on the other, so as to converge the creative power in Taiwan and connect with international artists.
