Yuanfen 缘分(Destiny) is an ancient Taoist concept. If the trajectories of time, space and human life are seen as a continuously changing system, then yuanfen is the moment when they mysteriously converge in a confluence of fate and serendipity, releasing unexpected possibilities. As the opening exhibition of the Yuanfen New Media Art Space, Mind + Soul | Sensibility x Sensation presents a musical installation and new sound paintings of American artist Joe Diebes and the interactive video artworks of Hong Kong artist HUNG Keung. Joe Diebes’ abstract, avant-garde music installation reflects the tensions created when one tries to subvert the very traditions of Western linear and rational philosophy that one has come from. HUNG Keung’s work, on the other hand, reflects the tension when traditional Chinese concepts confront the unique pop culture of Hong Kong. Bringing the two artists together embodies the curator’s interest in comparative research of the aesthetics/sensibilities of creative digital art experimentations from different cultural backgrounds and provides fresh specimens for the Chinese new media arts field. The artists’ emotionally stirring and intellectually brilliant works also present the different perceptions of yuanfen in the East and the West.

策展人：托泥
缘分源于古代东方道家理念；如果把时间﹑空间及人的生命轨迹看作是一 个持续变化的系统，那么缘分就是始于偶然但又命中注定的神秘交汇的一刻，释 放出崭新而奇异的可能性。作为缘分新媒体艺术空间的开幕展，“心媒·音缘” 呈现美国艺术家Joe Diebes的音乐装置﹑音响绘画和香港艺术家洪强（HUNG Keung）的交互影像作品。Joe Diebes的精英主义的抽象﹑知性的先锋音乐装置 是建立在对西方理性的颠覆和反叛基础上，而洪强作品暗示了中国传统理念与香 港独特的流行文化的冲突，两者的结合体现了策展人对不同文化渊源的创造性数 字艺术实验的美学/感性基础的对比研究兴趣，为中国的新媒体艺术界提供了鲜活 的学术标本。两位艺术家的心灵感染力与理智相辉映的作品，也表达了东西方对 缘分的不同理解。

Creative Director
Asher Remy-Toledo, the Creative Director of Mind + Soul | Sensibility x Sensation, was born in Colombia, but grew up all over the world. His exposure to different cultures and his natural interest in art, literature, people and languages has imbued him with a particular approach to life and art. He is based in New York City where he ran the Remy Toledo Gallery in Chelsea, the heart of the art district in Manhattan. (http://www.remytoledogallery.com) Asher closed the gallery in January 2007 and began travelling the world visiting artist studios and museums. Asher co-created projects including The Latin-American Cultural Week in NYC (Nov. 2006) and the Public Viewing project in Shanghai in September 2007.

艺术创作指导
Asher Remy-Toledo是“ 心媒·音缘”的艺术创作指导。Asher出生在哥伦比亚， 但在全世界长大，由于他对多种不同的文化的理解，加上他在艺术、文学、人文和 语言上的兴趣，造就了他对艺术的特别成就。他家在纽约，这就成为在东部和西部 之间的关键连络地。 四年里，他在切尔西（美国纽约市的一个地名. 美国马萨诸塞 州东部城市，位于波士顿郊区）创建了 Remy Toledo 画廊，位于曼哈顿的艺术中 心区。
(http://www.remytoledogallery.com)
Asher在2007年1月关闭了画廊并且 开始参观世界各地的艺术画廊和博物馆。之前， Asher在纽约（2006 11月）合作 创建了项目“拉丁美洲文化周刊”并在2007年9月开展项目“社会观察”。