![]() I/O (Input/Output) is a recently established Hong Kong gallery focused on New Media. He is currently a PhD fellow in music at Princeton University, and an assistant professor in critical intermedia art at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. ![]() In 2009, CNN’s global portal CNNgo named him one of the “top 20 people to watch in Hong Kong.” Young was Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s artist associate in the 2008/09 season. In 2007, Samson Young became the first Hong Kong artist to receive the Bloomberg Emerging Artist Award with his Happiest Hour – a collection of Nintendo gameboy-inspired audio-visual installations. Beyond the classical concert stage, Young’s creative output spans the widest possible range: from composition for symphony orchestra and live electronics, to amusement ride-turned-interactive installation, to multi-channel video featuring himself dressed as the red Teletubby. Described by contemporary music portal Sequenza 21 as “epic, dark, and fun”, Samson Young’s music juxtaposes elements of play with violent instrumental gestures to create experiences of rich darkness and perverted poetry. With formal training in classical music and a keen eye for visuals, spatial installations and new technologies, Samson Young has been known to combine his diverse interests into uniquely intermedia concert experiences. Samson Young is a composer, artist, and scholar. The participants were given instructions and the necessary free iPhone software. ![]() Everyone owning an iPhone and battery powered computer speakers could apply to participate in the performance after an hour of rehearsal. VernissageTV was on site to document Samson Young leading the iphone musicians through a music score of matrix notations on the opening day of the art fair. As part of the supporting program of ART HK, Hong Kong International Art Fair, I/O (Input/Out) and I/O Off-Site presented a performance by Hong Kong artist Samson Young.
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