Mel is an Experimental Filmmaker and Visual Artist. He graduated from CSM 09' and SVA 15'. Founder of AniMel Studio to collaborate in art, film, music, performance and fashion industry with the National Theatre, Fashion Week, Art Fair & Film Festivals. His films have won numerous of international awards and exhibited at LA Frieze Art, Scope Art Miami, Paris Asia Now Art Fair, Red Dot, D&AD, ADAF, NY Video Art & Experimental Film Festival, etc.
His works related to subjects of identity and body by exploring avenues of expression that combine New Cinema and Contemporary Art.
MEL HSIEH (沒有) 是一位影像創作藝術家和導演。在17歲時，他被提名為2005年度英國年輕設計師獎。畢業於2009年英國倫敦中央聖馬丁藝術與設計學院、並贏得了英國 D&AD 新人獎 (動態創作類別)。2012年他繼續前往美國紐約視覺藝術學院研究電腦動畫、參與製作美國數位藝術先驅、莉蓮·施瓦茨的作品《Pangloss》。他的作品探討當代藝術以實驗性質創作涉及從存在主義、現象學到超現實主義、畢製短片《介面》獲得2015年MFA電腦藝術傑出成就獎、德國紅點新人獎 (藝術電影類別）並在10多個國家與24個城市的影展與美術館展出。曾是獨立音樂品牌《貓飯》的策展人兼藝術總監、擔任過學學文創的講師與多次國外影像類別的評審。現階段成立《沒有映像 AniMel Studio 》從事個人創作與音樂、表演藝術和時尚等跨領域合作案子、參與過藝人張惠妹、蔡依林、田馥甄、陳昇、林強等演唱會和現場的影像製作、以及LA Frieze Art、Miami Scope Art、 Paris Asian Now Art Fair、台北當代藝術中心、兩廳國家戲劇院、金點設計獎、雅典數位藝術節、空場藝術節、宜蘭映像節、東區藝廊、台北服裝週、台北魅力時裝秀等舞台和視覺設計。
SHOWREEL
Selection from 2008- Presents
The creation of my works is related to subjects such as surrealism, dream, psychology and modern society phenomenon. The assumed innocence of animation may be contradicted by dark, fantasy and subversive methods of bringing ideas and narrative to life. My imagination is drawn with a touch of the macabre from my obsession of ugly things that I find compelling if not attractive. I also find erotic characters, saturated in deep colors create strange, subconscious worlds where our memories and daydreams lie. I seek to work both as a team and individual to discover analog visual effect and new forms of storytelling to create the representation of reality and approaching subject matter in a way that animation could facilitate in the history time-based media. Although they are different in principle but linked together, all grounded in my will to materialize my ideas, regardless of the means.
Childs in the 80’s were born in colors. Since then, the world has been digitized while the speed of information is overloading our mind. The digitizing phenomenon is shaping our culture as I wonder how many mega-pixels can define our existence and holds our memories. As part of that movement, I would like to decode the compression of our over connected modern society by exploring how new digital media connects our culture identities. It encourages me by redefining the boundaries of still and moving image to reveal forms of artistic expression that visualize the art of error in lost of translation.
E D U C A T I O N
2012 – 2015
School of Visual Arts New York, USA
MFA Computer Art | Major in Experimental Film & Video Art
Received Paula Rhodes Memorial Award
for exceptional achievement in Computer Art
2006 – 2009
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, UAL London, UK
BA Graphic Design | Major in Moving Image
1999 – 2005
Bootham School York, UK
A W A R D S
2020 Milan Film Awards / Awards Winner for Best Experimental Short
2019 Muse Creative Awards / Silver Awards for Best Experimental Film
2018 Cadaqués Shortfilm Festival / Gold Awards for Best Surrealism Film
IMDb Independent Shorts Awards / Silver Awards for Best Film Noir
Rome Prisma Awards, Italy / Finalist
2016 CreActive International Open Film Festival / Finalist
Ridgetfield Independent Film Festival / Best Sound
The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image / Best Sound
2015 Red Dot Awards / Winner of Communication Design, Film Art Category
International Independent Film Awards / Silver, Animated Visuals
Miniature Film Festival / Director's Award
IndieFEST Film Awards / Awards of Merit
2009 British Design & Art Direction (D&AD)
/ 1st Prize winner of D&AD Student Awards, Music Video Category
Adobe Design Achievement Awards / Semi Finalist for Motion Graphic
2008 Smoke & Mirrors 48 Hour Film Competition / Shortlisted
2005 British Young Designer of the year / Nominated
E X H I B I T I O N S & F E S T I V A L S
2020 FRIEZE ART, Paramount Theater, LA / Screening
*/ADAF, Athens Digital Arts Festival "Technotribalism", Greece / Official Selected
TCAC, Taipei Contemporary Art Centre "36 hours Artist's Cinema" / Art Group Show
Dong Gallery Taipei, VOGUE / Screening
Milan Film Awards, Italy / Screening
2019 Paris ASIA NOW Art Fair, France / Art Group Show
NOWNESS "China Wave" Program / Featured
VAEFF, NY Video & Experimental Film Festival, US / Official Selected
Dumbo Film Festival, Brooklyn / Official Selected
Delight Fair, Senggi Studio, South Korea / Group Show
Hanayo, Pocke Kenji Tokyo Gallery, Japan / Group Show
Fashion Film Chicago, US / Official Selected
Athens Fashion Film Festival, Greece / Official Selected
Seattle International Fashion Film Festival, Carco Theatre, US / Official Selected
Santiago Independent Film Awards / Official Selected
International Music & Fashion Parachute Light Zero, Paris / Official Selected
Brussel Independent Film Festival, Belgium / Official Selected
London Experimental, UK / Featured
IBIZA CineFes, Spain / Official Selected
2018 LA Centre for Digital Art Electron Salon, LA / Art Group Show
London Fashion Film Festival, Regent Street Cinema, London / Official Selected
Fashion Film Chicago, US / Official Selected
Chelsea Fashion & Film Festival, NY / Official Selected
Bucharest Fashion Film Festival, Romania / Official Selected
Taipei Fashion Week, Taiwan / Runway Show
Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Official Selected
Santorini Film Festival, Greece / Official Selected
IMDb Independent Shorts Awards / Official Selected
ARFF International Amsterdam, Netherland / Official Selected
Bideodromo Festival, BilbaoArte Art Production Centre, Spain / Official Selected
Cadaqués Shortfilm Festival, Spain / Official Selection
Stockholm Animation & Experimental Film Festival, Sweden / Official Selected
2017 Visionaria Festival, Italy / Official Selected
Locomocion Experimental Animation Festival, Mexico / Official Selected
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, HK / Official Selected
Southampton Film Week, UK / Official Selected
ProxyAct International Film Festival, Berlin / Official Selected
International Music & Fashion Parachute Light Zero, Paris / Official Selected
INTO THE FUTURE Exhibition, Xinzhu 241 Digital Art Space / Art Group Show
2016 Brooklyn Film Festival / Official Selected
/ Screening at Wythe Hotel, Williamsburg / Windmill Studios NYC, Greenpoint
/ Syndicated, Bushwick / Made in NY Media Center by IFP, Dumbo / BRIC, Fort Green
China International Cultural Industries Fair, Shenzhen / Showcased
4 Times Sqaure Chashma Gala presented by SeeMe, NY / Art Group Show
The Artist Forum Festival of the Moving Image, NY / Official Selected
Avant Edge Film Festival, Chicago / Official Selected
Hidden Door Festival, UK / Official Selected
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, UK / Official Selected
Amsterdam Experimental Film Festival, Netherlands / Official Selected
RiverRun International Film Festival / Official Selected
New York Film Week / Official Selected
Toronto Film Week / Official Selected
18th Backup Film Award, Germany / Nominated
Princeton Film Festival, NJ / Official Selected
Ukrainian International Short Film Festival / Official Selected
MediaWave International Film & Music Festival / Official Selected
2015 Red Dot "Design on Stage" Exhibition opening / Showcased
SCOPE Art Miami / Art Group Show
PIXELS OF IDENTITIES / Art Group Show
NY International Video Art Limousine Festival
/ LIQUID CITIES, XY Atelier Contemporary Art Gallery
TAIPEI IN STYLE Fashion Show / Chiehms & S'CABONATE SS'15
TECHTONIC SHIFT, NY / SVA Fall Exhibition
NODE TO SELF, NY / SVA Computer Art Show
IdN / Featured
Visionaria Festival, Italy / Official Selected
Indiefest Film Festival / Awards of Merit
66th Montecatini International Short Film Festival / Official Selected
Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / Official Selected
Bideodromo Experimental Film and Video Festival / Official Selected
Meadow Glen Mall Experimental Film & Video Festival / Official Selected
Animaze Daze: Annecy / Official Selected
Antimatter Media Art / Official Selected
Rolling Frames Short Film Festival / Official Selected
Davis International Film Festival / Official Selected
London Shows International Film Festival / Official Selected
Woodstock Museum Film Festival / Official Selected
Carnegie Museum of Art Film Festival / Official Selected
CineFes Global / Official Selected
2010 Soho Rush Film Festival / Official Selected
2009 D&AD New Blood Talent / Showcased
CSM Degree Show, Barge House, London / Showcased
2008 Foundry London / Showcased
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
2020 NY, Taipei
Performa Art Biennial | Editor
Video Editor for FAMEME, Artist Yu Cheng Ta and Museum of Durian, video screened at Timesquare.
2020 Taipei, Taiwan
VOGUE X DONG GALLERY TAIPEI | Visual Artist
Visual collaboration with Dong Gallery Taipei as part of VOUGE April cover project.
2020 Taipei, Taiwan
Taitung Craft Design Camp | Director
Produced a 30sec promotional video for 2020 Taitung Craft Design Camp.
2019 Taitung, Taiwan
NOWNESS | Director
Collaboration with French Artist ITEM IDEM (Cyril Duval) and featuring a musical score by American Producer DUTCH E GERM (Tim DeWit) directing on an experimental film short based on bombing master handan as part of NOWNESS's "China Wave" series. This film is a symbolic study on modern Chinese culture and performance art based on Bombing Master Handdan (God of wealth). The aesthetics of violence paints the video frame with explosions, inner vision and thought-process behind this dangerous ritual.
2019 Taipei, Taiwan
XIE XIE TEA | Visual Artist
Visual collaboration with Lim Giong 林強 on an experimental electronic music scene for XIE XIE tea.
2018 Taipei, Taiwan
TAIPEI FASHION WEEK | Runway Stage Designer
Visual collaboration with Fashion Designer JENN LEE on her new collection contributes to AKIRA's 30th Anniversary.
2018 Taipei, Taiwan
National Theatre | Visual Artist
Design live visual collaboration with National Theatre play and promotional video.
2017 Yilan, Taiwan
Mt. Project | Director, Animator
Directed a promotional video "Damage Control" for Parallax 2017 Yilan Moving Image Festival featuring Ryoji Ikeda.
2017 Taipei / Shanghai
EMI Music | Director, Animator
Directed a concert music video "Jamaican Betel Nut" for Amei's 20th Anniversary concert tour.
2016 Taipei, Taiwan
Bito | Art Director, Editor
Designed parts of key image for 2016 Golden Pin Design Award Ceremony.
Developed visual storyboard and editing for Benz commercial.
2016 Taipei / HK
HIM Intentional Music | Director, Animator
Directed a lyric music video "Every day is a Miracle" for Hebe Tien & Visual Arts for "IF Concert" at Hong Kong Coliseum Arena.
2016 Taipei, Taiwan
Young Art Taipei 2016 | Visual Artist
Collaboration with YAT celebrating its 8th anniversary at Sheraton Grande Taipei. YAT connects contemporary art in East Asia to the world with vigorous participation over 60 galleries to promote young artists to domestic collectors.
2016 Taipei / Berlin
MeowFound Music | Founder, Curator, Visual Artist
Co-Founder of MeowFound innovative music brand based in Taipei and Berlin curating "Sound of Soul" Partibition Vol.1 at Taipei Polymer. Collaboration with Daniel Williams (Sound Performance Artist), Valentin Tszin (Body Performance Artist), Applex Twin (Composer/DJ) & SNTS (DJ) to exchange electronic music art culture into a party exhibition to define new experience.
2015 Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei In Style Fashion Show | Visual Artist
Collaboration with Chiehms & S'CABONATE to produce an animated visual art
for "Taipei In Style" Fashion show at Songshan Cultural and Creative.
2015 New York, USA
Lillian Schwartz | Animator
Cooperating on a digital animation film "Pangloss".
2014 Tokyo, Japan
Manda Works | Director, Animator
Directed a short music video for Manda Works "Ligalize", Japanese electronic duo,
which consisted of Maechang and Cotebalaar based in NY & Tokyo.
2014 Paris, France
Cedric Elisabeth | VJ, Animator
Directed a sequence of animation and music video for sound designer Cedric Elisabth
2013 Taipei, Taiwan
Legacy Taipei | VJ, Animator
Directed for Cia Cia and Ze Hwang’s concert music video and animation in 70’s
style as part of “A Good Day Records” 10th anniversary.
2012 Taipei, Taiwan
VT Art Salon | Art Director, Visual Artist
Directed a video performance holds at VT Art Salon
as part of visual concept designer and animator.
2011 Taipei, Taiwan
Dancing Ink Animation Inc. | 2D Animator
2D animator on 10-man team producing commercial for terrestrial
broadcast as part of a multimedia animation studio campaign.
2009 London, United Kingdom
Jackson Pat Studio | Storyboard Artist
Developed visual storyboard to director’s copy for 30 second
television commercial broadcast across UK.
2008 London, United Kingdom
MTV UK | Animator
Successful pitch and production of two 15 second
idents indefinitely broadcast across rock and pop channels.
J U R Y P A N E L S
2020, 2017 Lubuan, Malaysia
The Muse Creative Awards | International Jury
Scored films in Video Awards as part of Muse Creative Awards, an international advertising awards for creative professionals who possess the unique ability to inspire with concept, idea or design. whether through traditional materials or electronic media.
2017 Naples, NY
Meters International Film Festival | International Jury
Scored films in Short films, Animations and Music videos Categories as an International Jury.
2016 NY / Bangladesh
CreActive International Open Film Festival | International Jury
Scored films in Experimental Short Categories as an International Jury at iOFF.
L E C T U R E S
2016 -17 Taipei, Taiwan
Xue Xue Institue | Lecturer
Teaching a course based on visual culture exploring New Cinema & Contemporary Art.
EXPLORING AVENUES OF EXPRESSION THAT COMBINES
NEW CINEMA &
CONTEMPORARY ART