**History:**
Chimerik 似不像 initially emerged as an interdisciplinary collective idea in 2009, co-founded by Sammy Chien & Shang-Han Chien in Vancouver, BC. In 2011, Chimerik 似不像 was incorporated in Taiwan as a company until 2014 where the company transitioned to non-profit arts collective. Since then, Chimerik 似不像 has been functioning as arts collective with the primary base in Vancouver, BC, seco
ndary base in Taipei, Taiwan with frequent international collaboration bases such as Berlin, Germany.
**Mission, Mandate & Core Value:**
Our mission is to create, engage and inspire works, platforms and activities that fosters interdisciplinary, intercultural and transnational collaborations through new media, digital technology, performance and multifaceted forms of art. We seek to empower underrepresented voices and intersectional identities to conjure, to resist, to q***r and to rise above the status quo. With a focus on sourcing the creative energy from the state of gratitude, love and joy, we believe that each individual can expand our potential as a collective to have an energetic ripple effect to the sociopolitical, artistic and spiritual impact to humanity at large. Although we are one small part of the bigger picture, we are all interconnected invisibly across dimensions. Innovation and creativity is our job to expand, connect, inspire, grow and holistically move our culture and thinking forward.
**Summary of history of development, creation, production, and dissemination:**
Chimerik has created live visuals/video design for wide ranges of musicians such as famous Taiwanese pop star Faith Yang 楊乃文, Jam Hsiao 蕭敬騰 & indie band Sunset Rollercoaster, hip hop artist Dwagie大支, Electronic music DJ such as Erol Alkan & Débruit, Hip Hop artists such as Shing02 & Substantial, heavy metal bands such as Aztland Underground. They’ve worked with BC based musicians such as Tarun Nayar, Ruby Singh, Kimmortal, PIQSIQ, Peregrine Falls, Lief Hall, Hard Rubber Orchestra and Orchid Ensemble. In Dance/Theatre, they’ve worked with The Arts Club, Gateway Theatre, Aeriosa, Fakeknot, Wen Wei Dance, MACHiNENOiSY, Karen Jamieson Dance, Dancers of Damelahamid & Raven Spirit Dance. Chimerik has been nominated 3 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award and won 2 Outstanding Productions awards and 1 Outstanding Innovative & Immersive Storytelling award in the theatre productions that they’re involved as New Media/Projection Design Team (productions: Camera Obscura, The Great Leap & Inheritance). Chimerik has 2 official acknowledgements from the Richmond-Stevenston, BC MLA John Yap on the outstanding support of creative video projection for the Vancouver Spring Show 2017 & 2018 in contributing to artistic originality, excellence and multiculturalism, especially serving for the local Chinese-speaking community. Recently, Chimerik has partnered with the frank theatre company to adapt a large scale community driven theatre project (Diaspora) dedicated to q***r, diaspora and racialized intersectional identity into a higher calibre professional online-virtual production (Be-Longing), with viewers from over 13 countries. Also significantly supported organizations such as VanVogueJam and Festival of Recorded Movement to adapt their live event to online virtual event with dramatically successful outcomes. Chimerik has embarked more regular training opportunities since 2017, providing internship and mentorship opportunities for BIPOC, q***r, female-identified, emerging artists or students. As of 2021, Chimerik has provided 16 internship and one-one-one mentorship positions. More than half of interns and mentees either strive in their artistic career or that they continue to be contracted by Chimerik for more arts related work thereafter. The Artistic Director, Sammy Chien, has given more than 50 workshops, panels, guest lecture in B.C. ranging from new media workshop to DTES communities, high school students to postgraduate & graduate students, as well as Equity, Diversity & Inclusion panels/talks for theatre organization such as The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA), Associate Designers of Canada (ADC) and music organizations such as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO). Sammy has mentored and guest lectured at Simon Fraser University, Bachelor of Performing Arts program at Capilano University & Douglas College and at University of Southern California (USC)’s New Media and Dance class and National Theatre School's BC NTS DramaFest. please see a pechakucha talk to understand the idea of Chimerik in 6.5mins:
http://www.pechakucha.org/presentations/becoming-chimerik
Chimerik似不像 (加拿大/台灣）團隊是以傳說中的靈獸「四不像」為命名靈感，傳達創作團隊「跨界、混種」的特質。Chimerik似不像的創作及研究以不設限的開放精神，運用科技的輔助來更深層的滲透不同領域的界線並建構出新形體。團隊成員來自多元文化背景，也分別有實驗電影、聲響, 視覺/聲音藝術, 程式, 當代舞蹈/肢體等等不同領域。他們曾在北美, 西歐 以及亞洲參加了各種藝術節, 展覽, 表演及研究, 包括了在加拿大溫哥華2010奧林匹亞文化節, 德國海勒洛德勒斯登歐洲藝術中心, 柏林藝術空間IAC Berlin, 台北世界設計大展, ISEA 2015國際電子藝術研討會, 以及跟王家衛的攝影師杜可風, 張藝謀的劇場美術指導高廣建以及中國搖滾教父崔健在北京的合作等等。團隊的理念是商業跟藝術結合，也跟企業合作多年，例如Google, Microsoft 微軟 以及NIKE 等等。 Chimerik似不像希望能運用藝術與科技來改善社會價值觀和意識形態, 並且創造更好的環境以及滋潤人們的心靈。
Chimerik似不像的經歷包括：溫哥華2010文化奧林匹亞 影像,舞蹈及音樂表演; 2010 年入選 Vancouver New Music的 Theatre for the Ears-Audio/Visualizations 音像表演節; 2010-2011年 與加拿大20世紀前10大編舞家Karen Jamieson 合作舞蹈影像工作仿 Techno Ｃarnegie 以及Dancing on the Edge 2011跨界舞蹈表演 Collision; 2011年八月受邀代表台灣參與2011德國海勒洛Hellerau全球第一所達克羅士學院Institut Rhythmik Hellerau e.V.建校100週年紀念音樂節RHYTHMIK 100 Hellerau即時影像設計及演出; 柏林藝術空間IAC Berlin跨界影像音樂舞蹈演出; 台北世界設計大展南港館浩氏設計Intercroxx互動媒體裝置設計展出及影像表演。2011到2012年與加拿大實驗電影先驅以及加拿大總督獎視覺與媒體藝術得獎人David Rimmer合作以及技術指導, 參與 2012 多倫多微妙科技藝術節, 圭爾夫當代舞蹈節, 西雅圖PUSH ART新媒體藝術節, 溫哥華雙年展2013 BIG IDEA中小學教師與藝術家合作教學案, Pechakucha 溫哥華演講,酷兒藝術節2013與 Cultch劇場 IGNITE青年藝術家教學/表演案Fruit Flambé的多媒體/科技/聲音指導師, 台中國家歌劇院的開幕藝術節“光舞紀”中展出了兩件大型戶外互動藝術裝置“∞波“以及”無中聲有之聽覺光景, 製作台中光影藝術節2015的開幕表演，以新媒體投影科技在水上與舞者互動，讓台中光輝的歷史喚醒重生，有數十萬人來觀看, Migrant Bodies Project, 在加拿大從事一個歐盟資助的加拿大跟歐洲三國(法國，義大利，克羅埃西亞) 的跨界肢體與文化研究案, 2015年7月在義大利Bassano Operaestate FestivalVeneto 藝術節發表互動新媒體裝置. 2015 商演的VJ/影像執行包括了W-Hotel Taipei, Wistron偉創, 富邦基金會, Google谷, 統一集團, 南山人壽, Microsoft微軟,
Chimerik似不像 (加拿大/台灣）團隊是以傳說中的靈獸「四不像」為命名靈感，傳達創作團隊「跨界、混種」的特質。Chimerik似不像的創作及研究以不設限的開放精神，運用科技的輔助來更深層的滲透不同領域的界線並建構出新形體。團隊成員來自多元文化背景，也分別有實驗電影、聲響, 視覺/聲音藝術, 程式, 當代舞蹈/肢體等等不同領域。他們曾在北美, 西歐 以及亞洲參加了各種藝術節, 展覽, 表演及研究, 包括了在加拿大溫哥華2010奧林匹亞文化節, 德國海勒洛德勒斯登歐洲藝術中心, 柏林藝術空間IAC Berlin, 台北世界設計大展, ISEA 2015國際電子藝術研討會, 以及近期跟王家衛的攝影師杜可風, 張藝謀的劇場美術指導高廣建以及中國搖滾教父崔健在北京的合作。團隊的理念是商業跟藝術結合，也跟企業合作多年，例如Google, Microsoft 微軟 以及NIKE 等等。 Chimerik似不像希望能運用藝術與科技來改善社會價值觀和意識形態, 並且創造更好的環境以及滋潤人們的心靈。
Chimerik似不像的經歷包括：溫哥華2010文化奧林匹亞 影像,舞蹈及音樂表演; 2010 年入選 Vancouver New Music的 Theatre for the Ears-Audio/Visualizations 音像表演節; 2010-2011年 與加拿大20世紀前10大編舞家Karen Jamieson 合作舞蹈影像工作仿 Techno Ｃarnegie 以及Dancing on the Edge 2011跨界舞蹈表演 Collision; 2011年八月受邀代表台灣參與2011德國海勒洛Hellerau全球第一所達克羅士學院Institut Rhythmik Hellerau e.V.建校100週年紀念音樂節RHYTHMIK 100 Hellerau即時影像設計及演出; 柏林藝術空間IAC Berlin跨界影像音樂舞蹈演出; 台北世界設計大展南港館浩氏設計Intercroxx互動媒體裝置設計展出及影像表演。2011到2012年與加拿大實驗電影先驅以及加拿大總督獎視覺與媒體藝術得獎人David Rimmer合作以及技術指導, 參與 2012 多倫多微妙科技藝術節, 圭爾夫當代舞蹈節, 西雅圖PUSH ART新媒體藝術節, 溫哥華雙年展2013 BIG IDEA中小學教師與藝術家合作教學案, Pechakucha 溫哥華演講,酷兒藝術節2013與 Cultch劇場 IGNITE青年藝術家教學/表演案Fruit Flambé的多媒體/科技/聲音指導師, 台中國家歌劇院的開幕藝術節“光舞紀”中展出了兩件大型戶外互動藝術裝置“∞波“以及”無中聲有之聽覺光景, 製作台中光影藝術節2015的開幕表演，以新媒體投影科技在水上與舞者互動，讓台中光輝的歷史喚醒重生，有數十萬人來觀看, Migrant Bodies Project, 在加拿大從事一個歐盟資助的加拿大跟歐洲三國(法國，義大利，克羅埃西亞) 的跨界肢體與文化研究案, 2015年7月在義大利Bassano Operaestate FestivalVeneto 藝術節發表互動新媒體裝置. 2015 商演的VJ/影像執行包括了W-Hotel Taipei, Wistron偉創, 富邦基金會, Google谷, 統一集團, 南山人壽, Microsoft微軟,
