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Jake Tan
New Media Artist/
Creative Technologist

SELECTED
MR(AI)
Dancing the Algorithm
Archive of Digital Plants
Analogue Is Dead
The Divine Forest
ADAM
CHRONOLOGICAL ALL WORKS
2024
  1. BIOS: Bonsai Specimens
  2. Dancing the Algorithm
2023
  1. Shiseido’s Journey of Potential︎︎︎
  2. BIOS: Full Bloom
  3. MR(AI)
2022
  1. AR Tango︎︎︎ Art Reimagined
  2. VR Latent Space Pluritopia
  3. In Hot Waters
  4. Terrarium︎︎︎ SG Night Festival
  5. BIOS: Digital Nature Night Festival
  6. BIOS: A Conversation with the Wind
  7. AR/VR SUPERMAMA World︎︎︎ Milan Design Week
  8. BIOS 01 SG Art Week
  9. Networked Machines︎︎︎ SG Art Week

2021
  1. Archive of Digital Plants
  2. Golden Hour︎︎︎ SG Countdown
  3. AR Secret Garden: Lloyd’s Inn X SERIAL︎︎︎ 
  4. AR Hidden Garden: Lloyd’s Inn X UNIQLO︎︎︎
  5. AR ADM Grad Show 2021︎︎︎
  6. Interconnected Machines SG Art Week

2020
  1. AR Lucinda Law’s Botanical Art Experience Exhibition︎︎︎
  2. The Divine Forest 
  3. In Vivo: Within the Living
  4. Creating Smart Textiles
  5. AR Creators Climate Action AR Campaign︎︎︎ 

2019 
  1. AR BBC Earth: Botanical Art World 
  2. AR The Bubble Tea Factory: Bobabae
  3. VR AISTRONAUT NOISE FESTIVAL
  4. AR THE SHŌNEN SERIES
  5. 4th DIMENSION (2nd Edition) (1st Edition)
  6. State Of The Arch
  7. Share Share Application

 2018
  1. Me & My Shiny Teeth Application
  2. ADAM
  3. ONE
  4. TV?
  5. BUDJAM
  6. SOUNDFLOWER︎︎︎
  7. AR VoyagAR︎︎︎
  8. Shy Shy Venus︎︎︎
  9. VR Voice of The Morning Star︎︎︎
  10. PHASE︎︎︎
  11. AR TamaGO!︎︎︎
  12. ROGUE Magazine︎︎︎

2017
  1. NOMADIC︎︎︎
  2. VR Train To Bishan︎︎︎
  3. 36-100-01︎︎︎
  4. MEMBRAIN Industries︎︎︎
  5. VR 360 Tour of Prambanan︎︎︎
  6. To Us︎︎︎
  7. 兄 Blood︎︎︎

2016
  1. LAZARUS XII︎︎︎
  2. The Red Giant︎︎︎

2014
  1. You’re My Type︎︎︎


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Dancing The Algorithm




Dancing The Algorithm (DaTA)

Real-time Motion-based AI Database & Algorithm, Unreal Engine
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x19a6754ed9172cd4a767072b3dc5824b7ecb4606/1

The act of embodying or expressing an algorithmic process through movement and choreography, particularly through the physical body in space led to the initial inquiries for Dancing the Algorithm (DaTA). An ongoing process-led investigative project, prototype 1.0 concluded with a rudimentary proof of concept piece – a duet between computational fragments and the individually coded movement DNA, based on dance artist Dapheny Chen captured through motion capture technology.


Fundamentally fueled by the urge to identify, catalogue and archive movement data, these explorations unravel the latent potential of the artistic endeavour to understand living and dancing bodies both past, present and future. DaTA was recently incubated at the National Arts Council Singapore, Esplanade Theatres on the Bay Performing Arts X Tech Lab 2023-2024.


Technical Specifications
 Dancing the Algorithm (DaTA) operates as a real-time simulation that merges pose and motion-based machine learning with interactive choreography. Built using PyTorch, Sony’s Mocopi, and Unreal Engine, the system captures and processes motion data to create an immersive duet between the user and Dapheny Chen’s choreographic movement DNA.

Lightweight motion data is captured through Sony’s Mocopi, a portable motion capture system. This data is processed by a custom PyTorch algorithm designed to train a pose estimation model. The model labels and categorizes movements based on Dapheny’s unique choreographic vocabulary, captured during the project's initial motion capture phase.

The simulation runs on Unreal Engine, using the trained algorithm to generate responsive movements in real time. It predicts and mirrors how Dapheny would move based on the user’s live input, creating an interactive performance that blurs the line between physical and digital choreography. This innovative approach transforms movement into a dynamic dialogue, seamlessly blending computational processes with human motion.

Team Members
Dapheny Chen (Dance Artist), Ernest Wu (Creative Director), Jake Tan (New Media Artist), Mary Ann Ng (Project Manager), Freny Anthony (Creative Technologist)


Performing Arts X Tech Lab Industry Sharing
Esplanade, SG
National Arts Council

https://www.nac.gov.sg/singapore-arts-scene/technology-and-innovation/arts-x-tech


Istanbul Digital Art Festival
AKM,TR
Curated by Rahim Unlu, Julie Walsh, Niyazi Erdogan, Samed Karagoz

https://digitalartfestistanbul.org/en/idaf-24-en/





Arts Korea Lab Festival
Jongno-gu, KR
Arts Korea Lab

https://www.artskorealab.kr/content.do?key=2411110007&multiType=en
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