More artist groups from Taiwan are attending Ars Electronica Festival in Austria this year from Sep. 7 to 11, to exhibit their works under the theme of "Welcome to Planet B – A different life is possible! But how?" On top of long-term collaborations, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and Ars Electronica invest in a co-production project, in order to facilitate cultural tech innovations in Taiwan.
Besides outstanding works from Taiwan in the exhibition, a Taiwan Special session with TAICCA will present immersive content from Taiwan at DeepSpace 8K venue. The curatorial team also engages with Project Percentage. In this project, Formosa Art Bank DAO (FAB DAO) invites five generative artists Wang Lien-cheng (王連晟), Aluan Wang (王新仁), Lin Yi-wen (林逸文), Lin Jinyao (林經堯), and Wu Che-yu (吳哲宇) to create beautiful mountain ranges in Taiwan and codes. The sixth artist, Newyellow, juxtaposes five works in unique styles, and sells them in NFT format.
Apart from the exhibition, Project Percentage will also present an audiovisual performance as part of the Taiwan Special with artists Aluan Wang, Lai Tsung-yun (賴宗昀), Wang Lien-cheng and Lin Jinyao, co-organized by National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC), Tainan National University of the Arts (TNUA).
Virtual and Physical Media Integration Association of Taiwan also presents "Garden Taipei" for the third year. The theme "Humanity Island — Data to be Continued" embodies island characteristics and cultural heritage. It includes VR work "Childhood Revisited (浮光童夢)" and "Samsara (輪迴)" as well as immersive performances "Blue Tears (藍眼淚)" and "Sandbox (沙盒)" which will also be presented in the Taiwan Special session.
Ars Electronica bridges academia and industry, and Taiwan is equipped with everything needed to develop a cultural tech ecosystem. TAICCA aspires to support more cross-disciplinary works that integrate content and technology.
(Photo Credit: TAICCA)