What you'll learn / 你将学会

- Read how surveillance and algorithms write stories (Xu Bing). / 读懂监控与算法如何“写”叙事

- Use time as material (Li Lang): fireworks ↦ lifespan visualization. / 把“时间”当材料（黎朗）：烟花数据→生命曲线。

- Decode installation mechanics: pendulum × projection × sound. / 读懂装置机制：钟摆×投影×声音。

- Interpret cyber-aesthetics & virtual idols (Lu Yang) as culture—not noise. / 将赛博美学与虚拟偶像视作文化文本。

Projects / 课程作品

Project 1 — Zero-Edit Challenge｜零剪辑挑战
≤1-min single take + your artist manifesto / 单镜头≤1分钟＋艺术宣言。

Project 2 — Meaning Flip｜意义反转
Film “the most familiar object” and subvert its meaning / 用手机拍“最熟悉的物体”，颠覆其意义。

Final — Independent Prototype｜独立创作原型
Start a piece using the course’s decoding logic / 用“解码法”启动个人作品。

Syllabus at a Glance / 课程安排

Session 1 — Cognitive Reboot｜认知重启

Why can video be art? Why does it feel different from film? Why do people collect it? / 视频为何能成为艺术？与电影有何不同？为何会被收藏？

Session 2 — Narrative Revolution｜叙事革命

Xu Bing’s “Dragonfly Eyes”: surveillance footage reconstructs narrative; if AI replaces directors, who writes our life script? / 监控影像如何重构叙事；AI取代导演后谁书写人生？

Session 3 — Time Materials｜时间材料

Li Lang’s “30219 Days”: fireworks data → lifespan; resist “time inflation.” / 烟花数据→寿命可视化；抵抗“时间通胀”。

Session 4 — Sensory Rebellion｜感官叛乱

Ryota Yagi’s “Metronome”: pendulum × projection × sound = multi-dimensional simulator; instruments as existential questions. / 钟摆×投影×声音＝多维模拟器；科学仪器与存在追问。

Session 5 — Liquid Landscape｜液态景观

Michael Najjar: geology as metaphor for desire; Creative Transfer brief. / 地质影像→人性欲望隐喻；创作迁移任务。

Session 6 — Future Prophecy｜未来预言

Lu Yang: virtual idols + digital sutras + glitch aesthetics = next-gen faith; Final Challenge. / 虚拟偶像＋电子佛经＋故障美学；期末挑战。

Note: Section titles reference artists/works for educational criticism/review. Course is independent; no endorsement implied.
/ 说明：小节标题引用艺术家及作品用于教育性评论/评述，本课程独立开设，非官方背书。

Is this course for me? / 适合谁

· “I like contemporary art but can’t read video art yet.”
· “I want concept-driven projects for my portfolio.”
· “I collect/curate and need a decoding framework.”(18+; beginner-friendly.)

· Live Mandarin, 6×60 min (mini-lecture + guided viewing + critique). / 中文直播，6×60分钟（讲解＋观看引导＋点评）。

· Assignments + peer community; time-limited replays (policy shown at checkout).

Before you Enroll / 报名前请确认

- Tech ready / 硬件：smartphone/camera + computer；stable internet；basic editing optional. / 智能手机/相机＋电脑；稳定网络；会剪辑更佳（可选）。

- Mindset / 心态：openness, concept thinking, active participation（beginner-friendly ≠ zero effort）/ 开放心态、概念思维、积极参与（“入门友好≠零投入”）。

- Time / 时间：attend six 60-min sessions; 3–5 hrs/week for projects. / 参加六节60分钟，课后每周3–5小时创作。

- Materials / 资料：core artist resources (links provided). / 核心艺术家资料（提供链接）。

Instructor / 授课教师

Taotao 陶陶

New Media artist & educator (Hubei Institute of Fine Arts), MFA in New Media Art Research; works shown from Paris’s Palais de Tokyo VIA program to major museums in China; award-winning pieces collected by Hubei Art Museum. / 新媒体艺术家与教师（湖北美术学院），新媒体艺术研究硕士；作品曾入选巴黎东京宫VIA项目与国内重要展馆；获奖与馆藏包括湖北美术馆等。

Copyright & credits / 版权与致谢

Artist names & titles are referenced for educational criticism/review. © Do2on Garden rights holders. If you later display images, add per-work credits (e.g., “Courtesy of Do2on Garden Collection; © artist/estate”). / 本页引用艺术家及作品名称用于教育性评论/评述；若展示图像，请配署名与藏家鸣谢（如“鸣谢：Do2on Garden 藏；© 艺术家/版权方”）。