緣分新媒體藝術空間保存它原有的鮑豪斯建筑學派建筑傳統(tǒng)，慢慢地在每次藝術展覽和畫家與空間的互動過程中轉變?？臻g最初是798電子工廠用來生產陶瓷電阻器，像制陶器用的轉盤和來自德國拉德博伊爾的Rapido牌子的秤，現仍舊存在，就向線條一樣貫穿著空間從舊時代到新時代的過程。在Yuanfen之前，空間安置了一系列的特色設施，于是在許多國內和國際出版物中以最具特色的工廠著稱，稱為康哥廠房。(www. davesfactory.com)。

    畫廊主人

    David Ben Kay – 康如松 David is a 20-year resident of Beijing having begun his study of China over 35 years ago in the U.S. A lawyer who specialized in intellectual property, David was able to expand his interests in the creative world five years ago when he entered Microsoft to lead the company’s endeavours to spread the value of creativity and innovation to both the government and the general public. At the same time, David deepened his exploration of his own creative side, moving into a space at 798 where he designed and created a unique loft which has now metamorphosed into the Yuanfen New Media Art Space. David says, “To be able to provide the platform for art and technology to come together in this space is a dream come true for me. My passion for both art and technology has found a home. I know firsthand that art and technology can both, individually, change our lives – and when you bring them together, new worlds are created.”

    藝術總監(jiān)

    Ellen Pearlman was first invited to visit China in 1987 by the Chinese Photographers Association,. In 2005 she was awarded an Asian Cultural Council Grant to make a film on sacred dance and in 2007 was a Red Gate International Artist Resident . She is a member of the International Association of Art Critics and was a finalist for the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. Ellen was awarded a Prince Claus Trust grant to work with artists in Ulan Bator, Mongolia and is an Art Gallery Panel Judge for SIGGRAF Asia 09 in Yokohama, Japan. A Contributing Editor of the award winning Brooklyn Rail, Ellen is a frequent art critic for Time Out Beijing and splits her time between Brooklyn, New York and Asia.

    Residency Program

    The Yuanfen New Media Art Residency Program provides a vehicle for participating artists to create site-specific pieces that reflect their experiences in China and in the gallery space. The Program provides the artist with the opportunity to work on site-specific projects, using the gallery space in Beijing to communicate inspired visions in new media art. The Program also encourages the participating artists to share their thinking through “Artist’s Talks” to enable the Chinese academic and curatorial circles to participate in the dialogue regarding new media art. The Program, which is attached to the gallery, provides an exciting vehicle to introduce the artists' work to the Beijing new media art scene. Joe Diebes is the first artist to participate in the Program. He is open to the experience of letting his time here further inform his already evocative and thought provoking work. The current exhibit includes sound paintings that Joe created during the Program.