The artist Hsin-Chien Huang’s VR work, Bodyless, and other eight pieces of work from all around the world are now on tour in Southern Europe.
Bodyless will be showcased at MEET Culture Center in Milan, Italy on 19th and 20th November. This classic can also be enjoyed at Espronceda—Institute of ART & Culture in Barcelona, Spain till 1st December. Based on Taiwanese folk beliefs, Bodyless addresses Hsin-Chien Huang’s childhood, inviting viewers to experience the life during Taiwan’s period of martial
“The Starry Sand Beach” and “Childhood Revisited” are both nominated for VRE Virtual Realty Experience 2022! “The Starry Sand Beach” is a VR work created by new media artist Hsin-Chien Huang and French director Nina Barbier, and “Childhood Revisited” is a production by director Wen-Chieh Chang and Hakka Public Communication Foundation. Both pieces are now on display at Meet Digital Culture Center in Milan till October 30, 2022.
Based on an old photo of Wugoushui village in Pingtung, “Childhood Revisited,” which features details of the good old days and is represented via VR technology, invites viewers to savor their childhood memories and enjoy the atmosphere of Hakka villages once again. Combining natural landscapes and mythological stories, “The Starry Sand Beach” starts from the
The Bolton International Film Festival is going to open on October 5, 2022. Works from Taiwan involving Samsara and The Starry Sand Beach created by the artist, Hsin-Chien Huang and Childhood Revisited presented by Hakka Public Communication Foundation will all be shown at Unit Base Gallery during the festival.
These three pieces of work have woven Taiwan’s cultural memory and natural environment together and reproduced experiences through virtual reality. While experiencing, viewers can break the limits of time and space, travel back and forth between the past and the future, and meanwhile feel and recognize the historical culture and scenery of Taiwan again. First
Pratt Manhattan Gallery is pleased to announce its inaugural fall exhibition showcasing the work of multi-disciplinary artist Hsin-Chien Huang. The show will open on September 23!
Pratt Manhattan Gallery is pleased to announce its inaugural fall exhibition showcasing the work of multi-disciplinary artist Hsin-Chien Huang. The show will open on September 23! “The Data We Called Home”is the artist’s first solo show in New York City. The exhibition will remap Taiwanese folklore, the ethics of digital surveillance, space exploration and the
The work “Dance of Light”, created by artist Hsin-Chien Huang, Ghung-I Hung and Ying-Wen Lin of Roboenter, and Chin-Hsiang Hu ,Chao-Qing Chang of Peppercorns Interactive Media Art for the Taiwan Lantern Festival in 2022, won the Conceptual Design award at the 2022 MUSE Design Awards.
Dance of Light”, which was exhibited at the Taiwan Lantern Festival in 2022, is based on artist Hsin-Chien Huang’s work, “The Inheritance “, and adds technologies such as motion capture, stereo projection, and interactive technology while also integrating image elements of Hakka culture. Robotic arms and augmented reality give the audience an interactive experience that
Taiwanese VR creations were a big hit at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria, and September 10 saw the debut at the DeepSpace 8K immersive space in the “Taiwan Special” area of the festival.
This year, the Ars Electronica Festival, which returned to being an actual physical event, cooperated with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) to organize a “Taiwan Special” area. In addition to the “Project Percentage” works brought by the Festival and TAICCA, two works curated by Hsin-Chien Huang, “Blue Tears” and “Sandbox”, are being shown under
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is showing a total of more than 80 works including “Samsara” and “Childhood Revisited” at the Taiwan Pavilion of the Toronto International Film Festival this year in support of Taiwanese new media art creation.
The Toronto International Film Festival will once again be an actual physical exhibition this year and will last a total of 11 days, September 8-18. In order to increase the exposure of Taiwanese works to the international market, the TAICCA is showing the works at the Taiwan Pavilion as well as offering them in an online catalog.
Not long after exhibiting at the World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb, Hsin-Chien Huang’s work “Samsara” will be returning to Eastern Europe to participate in the BLON Animation and Games Festival in Lithuania. It will be exhibited in the seaport city of Klaipėda from September 8th to 11th.
Lithuania is not only popular for its rum, a hot topic in February of this year, but it also deserves attention for its promotion of virtual reality. At this year’s BLON Animation and Games Festival, “BLON VR” is expected to exhibit 10 VR creations, one of which is Huang’s work “Samsara”. Through the immersive experience, audiences
The Virtual and Physical Media Integration Association of Taiwan (VPAT) will again be taking the “Taipei Garden” exhibition to the Prix Ars Electronica Festival which will take place on September 7 in Linz, Austria.
This will be the third consecutive year that VPAT has participated in the festival through the “Taipei Garden” exhibition, and VPAT chairman, Hsin-Chien Huang will continue to serve as the curator. The theme of this year’s festival is “Humanity Island — Data to be Continued”, so the exhibition uses the historical memory, ethnic culture and
“Samsara” was exhibited at the avant-garde electronic music festival “Sónar” in Barcelona, Spain last June.
“Samsara” was exhibited at the avant-garde electronic music festival “Sónar” in Barcelona, Spain last June. The audience used VR helmets and controllers to experience and interact with the work. “Samsara” was exhibited at the “Sónar +D” conference and gave the audience the opportunity to experience transformation into multiple bodies in the virtual world. Viewers felt
“Samsara” was named as a VR Showcase Finalist at the SIGGRAPH 2022 Computer Animation Festival
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The countdown has begun for the “To the Moon” VR installation to light up the grand opening of the Taipei Performing Arts Center.
What are you plans for Friday night? Why not Come to the Taipei Performing Arts Center to participate in the opening projection countdown and follow in the footsteps of “To the Moon” to roam the surface of the moon! From 7:00 to 9:00 pm on July 8th (Fri), “To theㄒ Moon” co-created by artist
For the third consecutive year, we will be exhibiting at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea in 2022. We plan to show three dazzling VR works!
At this year’s BIFAN, Hsin-Chien Huang will not only exhibit the VR work ” La Camera Insabbiata”, but will also show two collaborations, ” Childhood Revisited” and ” Kuo Hsueh-Hu Three States of Home Gazing”. Due to the epidemic, the BIFAN has only shown exhibits online for the past two years. This year, the festival
These international awards have also only been possible with the help of the hard-working members of Taiwan’s virtual reality industry.
Looking back on the development of VR creation in recent years, 2016 was definitely a year worthy of special mention. By that year, VR technology had matured and the ecosystem of industry, academia and creators was coming together. VR creation had also begun to gain attention in the global film and television industry, and many international
Great news from Prix Ars Electronica!
“Samsara” was awarded the jury’s Honorary Mention prize in the “Computer Animation” category! “Bodyless” won the same award in 2020, so this is our second time winning the award but with a different work. Special thanks to the Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and the Kaohsiung Film Archive for their ongoing support of this work. Acceptance
“The Starry Sand Beach”, a VR work co-created by artist Huang Xinjian and French director Nina Barbier, was shortlisted at the 2022 PiXii Festival of the Sunny Side of the Doc Documentary Film Festival in France. It is now on display at the Muséum D’Histoire Naturelle in La Rochelle.
“The Starry Sand Beach”, a VR work co-created by artist Huang Xinjian and French director Nina Barbier, was shortlisted at the 2022 PiXii Festival of the Sunny Side of the Doc Documentary Film Festival in France. It is now on display at the Muséum D’Histoire Naturelle in La Rochelle. Combining natural landscapes and mythological stories,
“Samsara” is showing in two locations in Europe this week.
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