The performance jactynogg zontaanaco ジャkuティー乃愚・存taアkoコ fuses AI, machine learning, and corporeal collision to develop a distinct artistic language. Combining improvisation with contact-based physicality, Japan’s contact GONZO blurs the boundaries between art and violence, while media artist yang02 integrates artificial intelligence and interactive installations to probe the complex dynamics between humans and machines. This collaboration challenges audiences to reflect on the intersections of technology and performance. In this talk, contact GONZO member Yuya Tsukahara and yang02 will share their experiences working across disciplines. Curator Hsieh Feng-jung will join the conversation to explore how the interplay between art and technology can produce unpredictable yet compelling collisions and dialogues.
Speaker｜Yuya Tsukahara (Japan)
A multidisciplinary artist and co-director of KEX, Yuya Tsukahara is also a founding member of the radical performance collective Contact Gonzo and a university lecturer. Known for his visceral approach to bodily performance and striking theatrical compositions, he holds a master’s degree in aesthetics and art theory. Tsukahara has gained international recognition for performances that delve into the “philosophy of pain” and the “techniques of contact,” often presented in unconventional spaces. His recent experiments explore the intersection of performance, AI, and mechanical systems. Beyond collective work, he contributes stage design and choreography by reimagining the boundaries of stage performances.
Speaker｜yang02 (Japan)
Born in Kanagawa, Japan, yang02 studied Media Art at Tama Art University. He intervenes in the established system of information technology, which has become a part of our daily lives, revealing errors and bugs through the cracks in the system. This exposes the political, social, and violent issues that are hidden by the spectacle and convenience of technology, and provides an opportunity to think about what we and technology should be. His tech-oriented works question identity and expression, earning him awards and a 2023 ACC New York Fellowship.
Host｜Hsieh Feng-Rong (Taiwan)
Hsieh Feng-Rong is the senior curator at the New Taipei City Art Museum. He was a founding staff member and senior curator of Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai. Hsieh’s curatorial practice focuses on issues related to migration, cultural flows, and spatial politics within the context of globalization. Additionally, he is dedicated to employing curating as a method to create temporary public spaces and communities, fostering the reconstruction of social relationships. Recent programs curated by Hsieh include: Reimagining Radical Cities (co-courated with Amy Cheng, New Taipei, 2025), Interweaving Travelers (New Taipei, 2023), Restless Ambiance: Re-exploring Experimental Arts in Taiwan and Beyond-International Forum (New Taipei, 2022), Rehearsing the Future (Kaohsiung, 2021), Before the Whistle Blows (Shanghai, 2019), An Opera for Animals (co-curated with Cosmin Costinas, Claire Shea and Billy Tang, Shanghai, 2019), Tell Me a Story: Locality and Narrative (co-curated with Amy Cheng, Turin, 2018), Is It My Body? (Shanghai, 2018).
