About HsienYu Cheng (鄭先喻)

HsienYu Cheng (鄭先喻) is a Taiwanese artist and software developer born in 1984 in Kaohsiung. He creates artworks, software, and experimental bio-electronic devices that examine human behaviour, emotion, software, and human-machine relationships. Awards include the 2014 Taipei Digital Art Award First Prize, 2017 Kaohsiung Art Award New Media Art First Prize, 2019 Tung Chung Art Award, 2021 19th Taishin Arts Award Visual Art Award, and a 2023 S+T+ARTS Nomination / Honorary Mention at ARS Electronica. Recent exhibitions include ARS Electronica 2023 and Sónar 2025 Barcelona, with further shows in the Netherlands, Slovenia, Norway, Italy, Germany, France, Austria, and Korea.

鄭先喻,1984年生於台灣高雄,藝術家兼軟體開發人員。創作藝術作品、軟體及結合電子設備的實驗性生物電子裝置。透過專注於人類行為、情感、軟體以及人機關係的作品,以幽默的方式傳達對社會與環境的獨特見解。曾獲2014年台北數位藝術獎首獎、2017年高雄獎新媒體藝術首獎、2019年銅鐘藝術獎、2021年第十九屆台新藝術獎視覺藝術獎,並於2023年獲得奧地利電子藝術節S+T+ARTS提名/榮譽獎。

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Discharge what you charged

Title:Discharge what you charged
Year:2019
Material:Metal sheets, customize OTG USB device, LCD screen Size:size variable, device size 25.2(H)cm *25.2(w)cm *25.2(D)cm

This work is an electric mechanical cube. There is a mechanical structure above the square pillar, and the lid is usually open. When the audience come near the work, the work will display text that invites the audience to place their mobile phones on the platform. After the audience place their mobile phones on the platform, the lid will close and it will remain locked for 15 ~ 20 minutes. During this time, the device will discharge the audience’s mobile phones until the batteries are almost empty. The lid will then open and give an alarm sound to notify the audience, reminding them to retrieve their phones.

The installation creates 15 to 20 minutes of peaceful time to isolate the audience from mobile phones, which have become an essential gadget of everyday life.

On average, a person spends more than 4 hours a day watching, listening and using a smartphone, and people are growingly attached to their phones. This work attempts to invite or force the audience to briefly part ways with their daily essential, the mobile phones, for 15 to 20 minutes.

作品名稱:『 Discharge what you charged 』
年份:2019
媒材:金屬機構、冷凍設備、自製OTG USB硬體裝置、LCD顯示器 尺寸:尺寸可變

作品概述:

每人消耗在手機的時間不斷上升,平均一天會花4小時以上使用手機,人類對 於手機的依賴〈Discharge what you charged〉作品企圖用邀請或強制的方 式,讓觀眾與日常生活必需品—手機「短暫分離」。

當觀眾接近160公分的正方柱體,上方掀蓋的機械結構會自動顯示文字,邀請 觀眾將手機放置於平台,一旦手機置入平台,上蓋會閉合15~20分鐘,手機將 於裝置內放電(休息)至關機,直到平台發出通知警報,提醒觀眾取回手機,製 造意料之外的「空白」時光。

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