Programs

M01

Tokyo Midtown

Pu Chen
Mossmo
RAN Picks/RAN Focus

Mossmo (rendering), 2024

[Date]
9/27(Fri) 7:30 - 9/29(Sun) 20:00
[Place]
Tokyo Midtown Plaza, 1st floor
[Participation fee]
Free
A family of a large black reptile-like creature stand side by side, looking up at a building. Pu Chen, a Taiwanese artist, distinctively observes the forms of living creatures, draws imagined forms by hand, converts them into virtual 3D data, and eventually develops them into various works such as animation, augmented and mixed reality (AR and MR), and sometimes physical sculptures. This work is the sculpture of his original character “Mossmo,” which delivers the balance and connection between city, nature and ecology. Through your smartphone, you can see virtual plants growing all over the Tokyo Midtown Plaza. Enjoy this interesting interactive experience with “Mossmo”.

ARTISTS

Pu Chen

Pu Chen was born in Taiwan, where he continues to reside. Connecting the perspectives of biomorphology and bioarchaeology, he creates a diverse body of work using digital media while his creative process starts from painting. He integrates the virtual and real realms by evolving his ink and pen drawings into 2D and 3D animation, AR, NFT, installations, workshops, and more. His works have been exhibited at the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum and many other locations around the world, such as Paris, Hamburg (Germany), Guangzhou (China), and Taipei.