the black sea

Sky Kung is a media artist based in Hong Kong who works with custom electronics, physical computer and sound design. He creates instruments through exploratory approaches, from modifying existing devices to circuit design, drawing inspiration from neglected media technologies to open-source materials. He is concerned with how black box designs, restricted systems, and guided interactions shape human-technology relationships. His work explores technology, perception, and interaction.

He earned a BA from the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong (2020). In his solo project, the black sea, he explores ambient music using tape loops, soundscapes, and drone experiments. As a guitarist in the band Lucid Express, he creates dreamlike textures with effect pedals.

Sky Kung，香港媒體藝術家，從事電子，編程及聲音設計。從改造現有物品到電路設計，發掘被忽略的媒體技術至開源素材，透過自制樂器探索聲音可能性。關注黑箱設計、受限存取的系統與引導式的互動模式如何影響我們與科技的關係。其實踐圍繞科技、感知與互動等範疇。

他於香港城市大學創意媒體學院獲得學士學位(2020)。在個人聲音項目「the black sea」中，他運用磁帶循環、聲音景觀與持續長音實驗探索環境音樂。作為樂隊「Lucid Express」的結他手，他喜歡運用效果器效果器營造夢幻音色。

theblacksea
An experimental ambient solo project by Sky Kung, a sound artist based in Hong Kong. Got involved in playing music as guitarist in a shoegaze/dreampop band. He later developed a deep fascination with tape loops as a medium for creating ambient and drone music. In a liveset, he makes ethereal soundscapes from synthesizers, custom-made instruments, and guitar effects. He has performed for years under this title in diverse venues, from underground, live music to art space.

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