Media arts have not yet been determined as a specified genre of expression. Since everything that constructs culture is media, the reason why we need to call it media art is that it includes criticism of established media. The criticism includes the conventional way of using media and shows the possibilities of creating new media structures. Therefore, the use of leading-edge media and …

What I was especially aware of were: whether the work makes creative connections traversing one media we have never seen before; how we evaluate works that are unknown and even undifferentiated; and if they cannot be viewed through the prism of our existing concept of values. In the latter case, we juries have to ask ourselves questions if viewers can read the possibilities that can arouse new …

What caught my eye in the screening process were expressions that took embodiment or social structure as media, and works that had elements on how future media art should strike a balance with commodities. In the group of web works, I found the approach interesting in that they are not only used as a platform for sharing contents, but also offer a new environment for sharing creativity. These …

I wonder whether visual images and media art are incompatible. Visual images are the most inconvenient media compared to any other medium. You have to appreciate them at a predetermined time and sit in the same direction as others, and the artist cannot set up a smart device that reacts to the input. The exhibition method also has to meet ordinary standards such as using a screen or monitor which …