Indivisual research topic:technologised body

 Key Links: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUuf028z88Q&feature=player_embedded
http://www.petworks.co.jp/~hachiya/works/jianrukotoha_xinjirukoto.html

Key Books and Artists:HACHIYA Kazuhiko:Media artist

After graduating from the Faculty for Visual Communication Design, Kyushu Institute of Design, he had worked for a consulting company, and started SMTV, a private TV station unit, as his art activity. During these years he has created many works such as:"Inter Dis-Communication Machine", "Seeing is believing" and "Post Pet" these three works are specific communication tool series. "Over the Rainbow", an abstract CG production machine using the swings and "Air Board" series, hover skateboards with a jet engine, are the tools to against the gravity. All of these works are based on the technology and usually he is making inventible devices. The symbiosis between art and science is a primary element of Kazuhiko Hachiya’s work. Visual and tactile experiences are sources of inspiration.
Case study: 見ることは信じることSeeing is believing 1996
“Seeing is believing” is one of specific communication tool series. It is an installation for a one-man exhibition at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan. This work consists of three works. "Empty Entity" with infrared ray electric light display, many "Sheep" eye wears, and "Mega Diary". 
Details of the eye wears, empty entity: 

eyewears

empty entity

What’s interested me is that Audiences Without wearing the eyewear can only see lights flickering on the light board. But in fact, the texts of diaries collected through internet are displayed on it. You can't see but there exist lives of people you have never met before. There is another secret in this electric light display --- infrared ray is invisible to the naked eye, but you can read the letters when you get the knack of it.

This work shows how techniques enhance human’s Cognitive and understanding of the world. “Seeing is believing “seems not quite right under the support of techniques, because there may be something which is invisible for our natural eyes, but still around us. It comes a new saying “Something exist, maybe you just can’t see it exactly. You should not firmly believe what you see. Through this funny installation, participants could see the advantages of techniques for our social communications. And it remind participants to think that If you hate someone maybe you only see one side of him. Different cultures need communicate with each other in depth to see the inner parts of each other.