137 Snowflakes 2 雪花2

Tin Lau
Snowflakes 2 /雪花2 (2024)
2024
Lenticular print on acrylic
54 x 54 cm

Artist Statement 

This artwork attempts to mimic a noisy screen. In Chinese, screen noise is poetically referred to as "snowflakes," a term that inspires the aesthetic and conceptual foundation of this piece. Amidst the snowy chaos, a skull and a hidden figure depict the coming of artificial intelligence, a presence surfacing from a sea of data. 

The artwork challenges the capabilities of generative imagery by incorporating two things that are elusive AI: true randomness, represented by the noise, and super low-resolution imagery within 15x15 pixels. The use of lenticular printing provides a visual experience that is only perceivable by eyes, not camera. Together, these elements create an interplay between the organic and the artificial, the visible and the hidden, inviting viewers to reflect on the boundaries of perception and AI.

Artist bio

Designer and artist Tin Lau studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands and currently resides in Hong Kong. Tin is engaged in visual identity, product, exhibition, and interior design. Notable recent design projects he participated in include visual identity and derivative product design for the Hong Kong Palace Museum, exhibition design of "Ying Wa College Bicentenary Exhibition –A Legacy to Hong Kong History" at Hong Kong Museum of History, exhibition design of “X-Xperimenting Exhibition – Danny Yung 50 Year Creations" at Hong Kong Heritage Museum, curation and exhibition design of "By the People - Creative Chinese Characters" at Hong Kong Museum of Art. 

The "Tin1" rotating metal pen designed by Tin for the Shenzhen Comix Group won the Gold Award (2020) in Best Stationery of China at Paperworld China, as well as the Contemporary Good Design Award. "GATEWAY – Flower Plaque Secret Garden", a large outdoor art installation in “X-Xperimenting Exhibition" has won the Red Dot Design Award (2022).

Tin's works of art have exhibited at Hong Kong Museum of Art and Hong Kong Palace Museum. Tin believes the frame of "Art-Tech" is not just about using technology to create art, but should also include using creativity to address current technological issues, reflecting on the relationship between technological development and progress of civilisation.

設計師和藝術家劉天浩曾就讀於荷蘭埃埃因霍芬設計學院，現居於香港。天浩 從事視覺形象、產品、展覽和室內設計, 近年參與項目包括:香港故宮文化博物館視覺形象及衍生品設計、香港歷史博物館“傳道授業在香江-英華書院創 校二百年歷史展覽”展覽設計、香港文化博物館“實驗實驗展榮念曾創作50年” 展覽設計、香港藝術館“字由人-漢字創意集“策展和展覽設計等。

天浩為深圳齊心集團設計的 《Tin1》旋轉金屬筆獲得了中國文教體育用品協會和法蘭克福展覽(上海)合辦的思誕行中國文具大賞金獎(2020)和當代好設計獎。“實驗實驗展榮念曾 創作50年“展覽中《入門需知-花牌秘密花園》大型花牌裝置獲紅點設計獎。

天浩的藝術創作在香港藝術館和香港故宮文化博物館均曾展出。天浩認為 "Art-Tech"的關係不一定是利用科技創作，也可以用創作回應時下科技發展的議題，反思科技發展與人類文明進步的關係。