ChoP is a transnational project consisting of sound and visual artists from China and Poland. Performances by ChoP combine traditional and modern sounds of China and Poland with field recordings and ambient structures. ChoP is showing the aspects of constant development of the Far East and Eastern Europe. Performances are accompanied by different visuals made by different Vjs. ChoP is performing live, therefore all shows are unique experiences not unlike what the public experienced one century ago when films were mute and live improvised music gave it the whole context.
ChoP was formed by Zen Lu (China) and Grzegorz Bojanek (Poland) in 2006. Since then many other artists have been invited to join the project, record their albums and play live-acts both in China and Poland.
ChoP has been financially and logistically supported by:
• British Council, United Kingdom
• Art and Technology Foundation (Fundacja Sztuka i Technologia), Poland
• Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Zachęta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki), Warsaw, Poland
• Solvay Centre of the Contemporary Art (Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Solvay), Kraków, Poland
• Warsaw Electronic Festival, Poland
• Management of Isaac Julien, United Kingdom
• Gao Shiming, Curator, China
• Jarosław Grzesica, Curator, Poland
ChoP vol.1=Zen Lu(China)+Grzegorz Bojanek(Poland)
ChoP vol.2=Dickson Dee(China)+RND(Poland)
ChoP vol.3=Sin:Ned(China)+Minoo(Poland)
ChoP vol.4=KLC_NIR(China)+Nejmano(Poland)
ChoP vol.5=Bai Tian(China)+Krzysztofo Orluk(Poland)
ChoP vol.6=JFI(China)+Krzysiek Cybulski(Poland)
ChoP vol.7=erDao(China)+Nmls(Poland)
ChoP vol.8=Lou Nanli(China)+Jarek Grzesica (Poland)
www.chop-project.com
www.myspace.com/chopart
ChoP是由中国实验电子乐手、声音艺术家陆正与波兰实验音乐家Grzegorz Bojanek共同发起的新音乐跨国合作交流项目，通过网络传输的方式相互传递素材进行创作，体现出两种不同文化背景、不同社会形态下两国前卫音乐家对于实验音乐、声音艺术的探索与碰撞，至今共有16位两国音乐家参与了该项目，出版5张系列唱片。ChoP不仅仅局限于通过网络交流、创作和出版唱片，文字对话和图片及影像记录也是其中一部分，除此之外现场演出也是该项目非常重要的内容，自2007年开始，中国和波兰的音乐家在两个国家部分城市进行了三次巡回演出，他们从虚拟世界的合作进入真实世界的表演，他们用即兴演奏的方式回应ChoP的主题：跨国与协作。
离骚（Neo Sound）是一个以电子乐为主，集合声音、影像、戏剧的实验先锋艺术团体。离骚也是一个跨文化、跨媒体、跨界别和跨类型合作发展创意表演平台，定期举办演出，讲座及艺术交流活动，聚集来自不同地域的艺术家，在相同的探索空间里呈现精神性的实验艺术，并尝试唤醒对听觉和视觉的重新认识，用自由/即兴和探索/实验的方式打开当事人对自身及外围环境的深度思考和审视。
Neo Sound is an inter-cultural multimedia arts platform exchange with projects focusing on sound art, music and visual art. It is organized by a group of artists based in Shenzhen, China. Neo Sound offers a platform for artists working in multiple disciplines to share and explore the spiritual dynamics in experimental art, and attempts to arouse participants to revalue listening and seeing. It involves free-improvisation and provokes individuals to profound thinking and evaluating of the self and their relationship to the environment.
www.neosound.cn
Zen Lu与2M2 UN组成N2 多媒体艺术小组(N2 Multimedia Art Lab)。N2小组主要研究声音单元与动态视觉信息之间的连结方式、即时互动及表现语态。
www.n2artlab.com