Capsule Dreamscapes #01: Exploring the surreality of dreams in Seoul.
Capsule Dreamscapes, the first exhibition in the Dreamscapes series curated by the innovative curation platform Capsule for Porsche, begins in Korea.
Featuring leading artists from Korea and abroad, the project takes the form of installations, workshops, talks, and listening sessions to present its themes: the potential of dreams beyond reality, and the future of craftsmanship.
The limited-edition electric sports car Taycan Turbo K-Edition, a symbol of forward-looking technology and design, made its first appearance here.
For this exhibition, which explores the surreality of dreams by integrating Porsche's innovative design and engineering, we introduce two artists who spoke briefly with <PAP Magazine>.
The versatile American digital artist Ezra Miller, and the Seoul-based design studio niceworkshop.
Ezra Miller
Ezra Miller is a versatile New York-based digital artist who creates infinitely, in real time, using cutting-edge graphic programming.
For this Dreamscapes, he captured the landscape moving past the window from inside a Porsche Taycan. The footage is rendered as a dreamlike, hypnotic real-time generative work, and its surreal panorama explores the interplay of speed, form, and futurism.
Q. Please introduce yourself.
A. Hello. I'm Ezra Miller, a digital artist living in New York.
Q. During this art week you presented work under the overarching theme of 'Dreamscapes.' Could you briefly introduce the piece you showed at 'Capsule Dreamscapes'?
A. My piece is called 'Halving Motion.' I made it from shots of the scenes passing by while riding in a Porsche Taycan, then transformed them using AI. The idea behind the piece is grounded in a dreamlike aesthetic. Because AI has a tone of its own, I thought it was a really good medium for this work; it carries this fantastical quality. On top of that, the movement of the scenes captured from the car came through convincingly, almost like reality.
Q. What led you to take part in this project?
A. I was invited to join, and I had never been to Seoul before. I was truly grateful for the chance to show my work here, and to present a piece made with this Porsche. It's such a beautiful car; I got to enjoy driving it in Berlin last month, and it was a really wonderful experience.
Q. Finally, as an artist, is there a 'Dream' you want to fulfill?
A. The dream I want to fulfill as an artist is to keep making art for the rest of my life. I don't have any particular plan beyond that. I just take inspiration and make the work I want to see. That's the dream, and I'm simply continuing to do it.
niceworkshop.
niceworkshop is a Seoul-based design studio that embodies the essence of contemporary craftsmanship and builds a distinctive design language across a range of projects.
For this exhibition, it collaborates with the upcycling brand FORMAT to create a bespoke environment that offers a tangible connection between conceptual art and the subconscious.
Q. Please introduce yourself.
A. Hello. I'm Oh Hyun-seok of niceworkshop.
Q. During this art week you presented work under the overarching theme of 'Dreamscapes.' Could you briefly introduce the piece you showed at 'Capsule Dreamscapes'?
A. For this exhibition we're presenting a collection of objets made using a variety of materials.
Q. What led you to take part in this project?
A. We took part under the theme of 'Material Innovation.' You could see it as an exhibition that shows the materials we've used so far and the processes we've worked through with them.
Dates : 2024.09.04 (Wed) ~ 2024.09.08 (Sun)
Venue : Basic Studio, 26 Yeonmujang-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
FAQ
Where did the Capsule Dreamscape exhibition begin?
The first Dreamscape series exhibition, curated by curation platform Capsule for Porsche, launched in Seoul, Korea. Leading domestic and international artists participated, exploring themes of the potential of dreams and the future of craftsmanship.
What is Ezra Miller's Dreamscape work?
Ezra Miller's 'Halving Motion' is a real-time generative work that captures scenery from a Porsche Taycan window and transforms it using AI. The piece explores the interplay of speed, form, and futurism through dreamlike, hypnotic, surreal panoramas.
What Porsche model was unveiled at Capsule Dreamscape?
The limited-edition electric sports car Taycan Turbo K-Edition was unveiled for the first time at the Capsule Dreamscape exhibition. This model integrates Porsche's innovative design and engineering elements into a Korean-exclusive release.
