SPOKEN, a virtual gallery project by Eugene Soh and Stephen Black, features an eclectic collection of international artists.This presentation includes artists' bios and outlines the additional components of creative writing, video and film making.Information about SPOKEN and other art projects can be found at www.blacksteps.tv

1. SPOKEN
a virtual gallery project by
Eugene Soh and Stephen Black

2. SPOKEN
- virtual gallery exhibition of an eclectic, international
collection of artists
- integrates creative writing,filmmaking, and “gallery
forward” practices
- created with hacked gaming software, SPOKEN is a web-
based artwork

3. Eugene Soh artist/curator/producer
- award-winning visual artist: founder of Singapore’s Web
Art movement
- work characterized by masterful use of technology
combined with a light-hearted style
-currently in competition for the Icon de Martel Cordon Bleu
2014, an esteemed photography award

4. Stephen Black artist/curator/producer
- multidisciplinarian, with recognized achievements related
to art, writing, virtual reality, food, music/video production &
the agaricus blazei Murrill mushroom
- author of several books, including critically acclaimed I
Ate Tiong Bahru and Bus Stopping, the Singaporean cult
classic photo book

5. Stelarc artist
Pioneering cyber artist, internationally recognized for his
works related to the evolution of the body, especially his
body suspensions and third ear body sculpture.

6. Yasumasa Morimura artist
A retrospective of his East-meets-West self-portrait
appropriation were recently featured at the Andy Warhol
Museum.Director of the 2014 Yokohama Triennale and
recipient of numerous awards.

7. Arleen Schloss artist
Pioneering performance artist, visual artist, curator &
producer of A’s Salon, a performance/art space on
Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
A’s has hosted hundreds of performers, including John
Zorn, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Ai Wei Wei and Jean-
Michel Basquiat.

8. Mel Araneta artist
Sound artist, musician, painter and sculptor, Araneta
performs and/or exhibits in the Philippines and
internationally.
Besides his solo concerts, Araneta has performed with
Bani Haykal, 3how, Amith Narayan and Circus Beserkus. A
documentary is now in post-production.

9. Morvarid K artist
Living between Tehran, Paris and Singapore, Morvarid K is
one of Iran’s most notable emerging artists.
Her works are photography-based statements about life in
Iran.

10. David Black artist
Although well known as a teacher and artist in the
Northwestern Ohio mental health community, this is Black’s
first time to participate in an international exhibition.

11. Xue Liquing artist
Dr. Liquing has taught at the National University of
Singapore and is currently curating and facilitating cultural
exchanges between China and other countries.

12. Christophe Charles artist
An Associate Professor at Musashino Art University,
Charles’s sound works are often responses to philosophical
questions.
He has worked on several installations with Ikeda Ryoji,
performed with Yoshihiro Hanno, and appeared on Oval’s
‘dok’ album (Thrill Jockey Records).
Charles has permanent sound installations at both the
Osaka and Tokyo-Narita airports.

13. Hans Lagner artist
Lagner has long identified himself with feathered flying
animals; his artworks and installations are renowned
worldwide, though his nesting ground is in Germany.

14. Michael Lee artist
Based in Berlin and Singapore,Lee is an artist, curator and
publisher. His themes include urban memory and the
implications of loss. Solo exhibitions of his work have been
held at Kunstlerhaus Bethanian (Berlin), Hanart TZ Gallery
(Hong Kong) and the Alliance Francaise (Singapore).
International platforms include the Asia Triennial
(Manchester,2011),Shenzen Sculpture Biennale (2014)
and the Guangzhou Triennial(2011,2008)..

15. Paul Dodd artist
Painter and photographer, Dodd plays drums for "Margaret
Explosion", an improvisational jazz combo.His paintings are
often inspired by newspaper photos of criminals, war
veterans, terrorists, and police officers.
His work has been shown in solo shows and group
exhibitions in the Rochester NY area.

16. Godwin Koay artist
Koay uses image and text, both digital and physical, found
and fabricated. His work explores the possibilities of an
artistic practice forged with social and political praxis, at the
same time confronting tropes established in prevailing
practices involving community, activism or institutional
critique.

17. Andrés García-Peña artist
Having first achieved prominence as a muralist on
Manhattan’s Lower East Side, now García-Peña lives
between Barcelona and his studio in Brooklyn.
His works are typically narratives woven in broad cultural
tapestries, always overflowing with a love of life.
In addition to his artistic achievements around the world,
García-Peña is the legendary "Central Park Gondolier."

18. Paul Pereira artist
Pereira is an explorer of esoteric art, occultism and
alternative consciousness. He is a self-taught
multidisciplinary artist who believes that Magick and Art
spring from the same creative source in the universe.
Represented by Xoltinuum Recordings,Pereira continues to
produce works that span literature, spoken word, sound
and the visual arts.

19. Debbie Ding artist
Ding is a Singaporean artist/archivist/cartographer who
likes mapping and visualising real,imaginary and dream
spaces. She is currently doing a Masters in Design
Interactions at Royal College of Art in London.

20. David Severn artist
Born in England and a long time resident of Tokyo,
Severn’s work has appeared on the walls of many galleries
and in the pages of many books and magazines.
Severn also has a prototype for 3D characters and the
secret world they live in.

21. Lily Su artist
“I seek to create uneasiness. We are in an era flooded with
objects, objects of use, comfort, sophistication,
flamboyancy... There are many objects that serve
immediate comfort, yet few are made to be a companion to
our recurring feelings of uneasiness.”
-Lily Su

22. Vincent Leow artist
Provocative and confrontational, Leow’s paintings and
performances were milestones in Singapore’s nascent art
scene. An original member of the Artists Village group
founded by Tang Da Wu, Leow represented Singapore in
the 2007 Venice Biennale.
In 2010, Leow was given a solo show at the Singapore Art
Museum (SAM8Q).

23. Nhung Walsh essayist
Founder of Nối Projects, a Vietnamese artist co-operative,
Nguyen lives beween Chicago and Hanoi. Currently
studying Arts Administration and Policy at the Chicago
Institute of the Arts, she is also an administrator of the Joan
Flasch Artists’ Book Collection.

24. Daniel Bainbridge artist/gallery consultant
Hawkeye Crates Art Space, operated by Daniel
Bainbridge,is the starting point for the architectural feel of
the SPOKEN version of gallery.sg
Photographs of Bainbridge’s sculptures in situ at Hawkeye
Crates appear throughout Spoken

25. Artists’ Links and Current News
At www.blacksteps.tv, there are a few posts related to
SPOKEN. Here you will find more information about the
artists: http://www.blacksteps.tv/?p=30498

26. Texts
- SPOKEN introduction by Nguyen Hong Nhung
- He in Spoken fiction/metafiction by S. Black
- Exhibition catalogue
- Showcase of books about/by SPOKEN artists
- a Powerpoint about the texts and semantics of SPOKEN
can be found at http://www.blacksteps.tv/?p=30492

27. Videos
Visitors to SPOKEN will be able to see:
-Videos curated by JUMPTHECUT collective
- music video premiere (artist to be announced)
- Japanese video art
A machinima video about SPOKEN is in preproduction

28. JUMPTHE CUT video compilation
A "personalized film festival”, JUMPTHECUT sends out
personalized playlists of web-based films every month.
http://jumpthecut.com.

29. Updates
For the latest SPOKEN information, visit www.blacksteps.tv
Press enquiries: bookmerah (AT) gmail.com
Google+: SPOKEN Virtual Art project
twitter: bookmerah
Dude.sg is Eugene Soh’s highly recommended website.
On display at gallery.sg currently: The Web Art Show.