Gihak ArtLab
Tamás Szvet
Tamas Szvet [Hungary 1982] is a visual artist, lives and works in Taiwan, interested of perception, memory, and the invisible. He received a Ph.D. – Doctor of Liberal Arts – title from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts Budapest in 2018. His artistic research deals with the possibilities of expanding the human vision. He questions the way of seeing and he visualise the invisible ¬– such as the Immaterial Cultural Heritage – and creates site-specific works with the aim to generate interaction between different perceptions. He focuses on the engagement with places and communities, with the purpose to introduce different cultures, and juxtapose them with important contemporary issues.
◇ Artist's website: www.szvettamas.com
◇ Residency Period: Jun 1 - Jun 30, 2020
Solar Eclipse Workshop
The workshop is inspired by the fact that Hualien has a special light and shadow conditions, due to its geographical position. In the workshop, the artist Tamás Szvet will teach the participants how to build paper cameras to watch the phenomenon.
Event Date: Jun 21, 2020
Event Venue: By The Sea Hostel
Gihak ArtLab
Tamas Szvet Artist Talk
Artist Tamas prepared fresh grilled fish with European style lemon flavor, while the staffs prepared fresh prawns and fresh shellfish. Some participants brought good wines. Before the artist talk started, everyone gathered at the living room and enjoyed a great meal together.
Event Date: Jun 25, 2020
Event Venue: Gihak ArtLab
