日本藝術家大谷友花和臺灣工程師歐顓豪搭檔的雙人組於2018年成立O2 LAB Art&Tech探討關於視覺藝術、設計和數位科技等方面跨領域的合作，因為來自不同的專業與文化背景，讓我們之間產生更多自發性和即興的合作契機也經常從台灣與日本之間特有的歷史文化和社會現象中獲得靈感，並透過互動元素、數位/類比資料和視覺效果的轉換來呈現。目前我們的創作內容傾向於把人們認為過時的生活素材運用數位製造的能力，轉化成新的藝術品或藝術裝置。

Founded in 2018, O2 LAB Art&Tech started as a creative duo comprised of a Japanese artist yukaotani, and a Taiwanese engineer hankou, exploring the interdisciplinary fields of visual art, design, and digital technologies. Coming from a different professional and cultural background, our collaboration is spontaneous and improvisational. We often find inspirations from the history, culture, and social phenomena that are peculiar to Taiwan and Japan. We play with the elements of interaction, digital /analog data, and visual effects. Our current studio practice focuses on revitalizing everyday materials that are overlooked or often considered obsolete. We transform those materials into new art objects and installations by combining digital fabrication components. 

糖與水:時間堆積成果展

臺南的發展背景和糖業歷史與水文緊密相連，糖與水一直是臺南日常生活的重要元素，總爺藝文中心駐村藝術家yukaotani & hank ou走訪鄰近的倒風內海麻豆古港，荷蘭時期這裡是生產糖和商業貿易的重要港口，日本時代建造的嘉南大圳灌溉渠道，以及近年於曾文溪竣工的東口引水隧道，藝術家透過觀察這些地方及歷史再以糖為素材融入作品，作品呈現時間與水的流動與堆積。

‘Sugar and Water: deposition of time’ is an exhibition by a creative duo, yukaotani & hank ou focusing on the history of sugar and water which are the integral elements that nurtured the development of Tainan City. During the residency period at Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center, the duo visited the local landmarks such as the Daofeng Inland Sea which was once the hub of sugar production and trading in the Dutch Period, the Cianan Irrigation built during the Japanese Colonial Period, and the lately-built intake and the underground water channel on Zenwen River. The duo utilizes sugar as an artistic medium to embody the flow and deposition of time and water.