SHADOW PLAY: TALES OF URBANIZATION IN CHINA (2014-2020) Weaving three interfaces, namely virtual reality (VR) in cyberspace, augmented reality (AR) on mobile phones and a series of paintings, the project visualizes the metamorphosis brought about by urbanization process in China. With a retrospective into the past through time-honored imagery of shadow play and a reflection of the present through immersion in the realities of modern China, we seek to present stories of everyday people impacted by a historic social trasformation to the conscience of a worldwide audience.
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THE SUNKEN GARDEN (2018-present)
Mediums: Online Vritual World Platform, Augmented Reality, Animation, Oil Paintings on Canvas Portraying endangered species in New York state and beyond, The Sunken Garden is an interdisciplinary art project integrating painting and emerging technologies to reflect upon our relationship with nature. The project is currently in progress.
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LAND OF ILLUSIONS (2006-2013)
Land of Illusion reconstitutes Chinese history and culture, collapses past, present, and future into an amalgamation reflecting on relevant issues in China. The work interweaves Chinese folkloric traditions and globalization, superimposes its glorious past and elements from its chaotic and contradictory present to compose a multi-layered tale about free thinking.
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Cyber Museum of Contemporary Art (2009)
DSL Cyber MoCA is a collaboration between DSL Collection of Contemporary Chinese Art and artists Lily Honglei, who intend to develop highly interactive online exhibitions for contemporary art. Based on their “Land of Illusion” art project in Second Life, Lily Honglei designed DSL Cyber MoCA utilizing cyberspace virtual world platform, digital multimedia presentations, and Online communication technologies to materialize a new concept of virtual art museum in the early 21st century. For more information about Cyber MoCA, please click here
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