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Catalog view is the alternative 2D representation of our 3D virtual art space. This page is friendly to assistive technologies and does not include decorative elements used in the 3D gallery.
Glass Corridor to Dreams
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Statement:
“Dreaming in the days, dreaming at nights” presents a cyber glass corridor connecting spaces of archives, memory, subconsciousness, and spirituality, taking on a detournement from the insecure reality, into the temporal of dream. Collectively constructed by 5 artists, the exhibition highlights the gesture of wandering to examine the materiality of digital media. Each artist identifies with and refers to the locality of offline reality differently, and surfs with their unique avatars. They employ different world-building strategies to reconstruct a parody of reality, thereby raising questions concerning individual mentality in the age of digital media.
When physical materials in reality extend their territory into the digital realm, what can these reconstructed archives, solidified moments, and rather flattened while dimensionally rich objects, tell us about our history? Within the cartography of grand narrative, autobiography, electronic manuscripts, the semiotics of divination, and technological violence, how does the internet come into play, to program our collective subjectivity? With our body situated in the running flux of digital media—in the words of participating artist Yimei Zhu—“how can we examine if we sleep without being awake?”
3D Environment Description:
“Dreaming in the days, dreaming at nights” is a dreamy world that comes with 6 digital spaces created by 5 different artists. Viewers could walk, fly and click to explore the spaces. The 2D catalog for each world is accessible as another way to explore the contents of the spaces.
Artworks in this space:
Hailing Liu
Pixel Arts by Iona Liu Hailing Liu is a multimedia artist born in China. Their work mainly employs computer-based media in their art practice: 2D & 3D animation, VR & AR virtual installation. Focusing on Internet & digital diaspora culture, family history and perceptions of images, their work experiment with the narratives in digital images and digital spaces, exploring the diasporic memories and history in the virtual environment, and highlights the social impact of media representations from digital images. 刘海玲是一位在芝加哥工作和生活的混合媒体艺术家、动画师和动态图形设计师。她在艺术实践中采用了不同的媒介：二维和三维动画、视频创作、写作、雕塑、印刷、增强现实、物理和虚拟装置。 刘海玲重点关注数字文化、离散文化、当代生活中图像和媒体的信息传达。她研究作为视觉传达而产生的图像的文化意义，以及这些图像是如何为舆论和资本系统服务的。在研究的基础上，刘的作品重构和反转图像及其意义，同时以探索图像的方式对当下社会变化作为回应。她的作品结构介于想象和现实、数字虚拟和物理环境之间，作品的表达方式幽默、黑暗、荒诞和暧昧。
Yimei (Emair) Zhu
Pixel Arts by Iona Liu Yimei(Emair) Zhu is an interdisciplinary artist with a passion for Senses, Disability, and Posthuman Bodies. She holds an MFA in Art and Technology Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her art challenges traditional views on disability and imperfection through a wide range of media such as interactive wearables, weaving installation, bio-art, and programming. Her work aims to redefine human perception and interaction, promoting a future where art and technology unite to enhance bodily experiences and explore uncharted sensory worlds. Yimei advocates for a deeper understanding of post-humanism and the human condition, inviting audiences to experience the world from unique, inclusive perspectives. 朱伊湄是一位将艺术、残疾和后人类身体的潜力交织在一起的跨学科艺术家。作品挑战并抵制与残疾有关的刻板印象，从非传统的角度探索缺陷和不完美。她邀请观众不要将残疾视为限制，而是将其视为体验世界的独特模式。
Glass Mosaic Torus
Work by 3D artist smice from Sketchfab, https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/glass-mosaic-torus-73f9232bbfe44713aac90e14e7fd7e90