Embedded Meaning: Artist as Translator

This is a course I taught in 2020 at China Academy of Art with my friend and collaborator Xu Han

课程名称：艺术家作为转译者
Course Name: Embedded Meaning: Artist as Translator
授课老师：

外方:  Aarati Akkapeddi, 韩旭 Xu Han
中方：舒怀，芷倩

课程介绍：

Course Description:   This course will introduce the theme of translation as a methodology in art. We will explore how meaning can be embedded in an artwork through creative re-interpretation of information into visuals, sounds, and more. When artists develop their own formulas for interpretation, a poem can be translated into a painting, music can be translated into sculpture, numerical data can be translated into music, and so on. Students will create their own expressive, yet decipherable methodologies of interpretation that they will use to produce artworks. Students will have brief and introductory technical lessons on three different digital tools/techniques to perform this translation: Code, Augmented Reality, and Machine Learning.   

本课程将介绍“转译”作为一种艺术的思维和创作方法。我们将探索在艺术创作中，如何创造性地将信息或概念“转译”为视觉，听觉或其他感官形式。当新媒体艺术家们开发出自己的转译方法时，一首诗可以翻译成一幅画作，一段音乐可以翻译成雕塑，一组数据也可以转换成一种味道等等。学生将创建自己独特的表达方式，从而运用到艺术的创作中。学生将主要借助三种不同的数字技术工具，分别是p5.js的编程，增强现实(AR)以及简单的机器学习，从而以执行“转译”化的作品。

教学成果：

Learning Outcomes: 

1. Students will be able to create robust methodologies of creative interpretation 
2. Students will gain a cursory understanding of Javascript (specifically p5.js) in order to visualize information.
3. Students will gain a cursory understanding of Augmented Reality as a medium and how to build their own simple AR applications.
4. Students will gain a cursory understanding of Machine Learning concepts and software tools like RunwayML and Playform.io.
5. Students will be able to apply emerging digital tools towards a conceptual practice.

1.学生将能够提出创造性的作品概念以及强有力的执行表达

2.学生将对Javascript（特别是p5.js）有一个粗略的了解，以便进行信息的可视化。

3.学生将大致了解增强现实(AR)作为一种媒介，并了解如何构建自己的简单AR应用程序。

4.学生将对机器学习的概念有初步的理解并能够运用简单的机器学习软件（如RunwayML和Playform.io）进行作品制作。

5.学生能够将新兴的数字工具应用于艺术实践的概念表达中。