PolyVerse – Cultural and Art Technology Exhibition, hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is open from 24 January to 27 February 2025. Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), as one of the supporting organisations, is participating in the exhibition alongside renowned institutions such as the China Academy of Art, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

Dr Andy TAM, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Design (MAD) at the School of Culture and Creativity, has been invited to showcase his digital video works at the exhibition.

Walking In D-Landscapes-Cityscapes

Digital Video (4m 21s| Colour| Stereo) Immersive theatre

The (D)igital artwork is inspired by Chinese literature (Han Dynasties, BC 202–220) expressing poetic space and emotional status as follows:

行行重行行，與君生別離。

相去萬餘裡，各在天一涯。

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《古詩十九首詩》- 佚名 兩漢

The thoughts and philosophy of Chinese Landscape Art have also been expressed and involved as art therapy for healing mental and psychological equilibrium by Walking amidst the landscape and cityscapes that seek the beauty of mountainscapes, riverscapes, and streetscapes. This new Walking In D-Landscapes-Cityscapes artwork has been underpinned by conducting research and analysis of the materialistic/ social/ economic/ technological/ cultural/ psychological contexts in order to maintain visual/ retinal/ emotional pleasure to help the audience towards positive mental and psychological health during the Epidemic-Lock-down-Nervous-Alienated condition.

Thus, this video also involves a historical/ artistic approach to rediscover the impact/ beauty/ tranquility of the mood of Chinese Landscapes and to the Post-modern digital-landscape-cityscapes in order to mutually formulate a catalyst for promoting mental equilibrium, social inclusion, and new digital artistic content.

子曰：智者樂水，仁者樂山；智者動，仁者靜；智者樂，仁者壽。

《論語》- 雍也篇

Walking In D-Landscapes- City scapes, Digital video projection in the immersive theatre, 2025

PolyVerse - Culture and Art Tech Exhibition is jointly presented by Research Centre for Cultural and Art Technology & PolyU-NVIDIA. This year's exhibition presents an ambitious expansion of visions that weave together research findings from the research centres. The exhibition features the selected artworks from the major Academy of Art in China to reflect and foster artistic commitments and collaborations.

This year, the exhibition also extends the invitations to scholars and artists worldwide to submit their art tech papers and creative works. It highlights the researches that explores Chinese and Hong Kong culture through innovative research and applications, organized into the following categories:

•         Conference Poster

•         Cinema Theatre (Single screen-based media)

•         Immersive Theatre (3 sided screen-based media)

•         Monitor-based Installation

•         Emerging Technology Lab

•        Music and Live Performance

In general, the exhibition covers researches on GenAI, VR, AR, XR, projection mapping, spatial computing application, interactive artwork, installation, web- based work, video, music and live performances etc., Last but not least, it also extends different experiments to push the boundaries in-between Culture and Art Technology.

Exhibition Information

・ Dates: 24 January – 27 February 2025 (Daily 10:00–18:00, closed on weekends and public holidays)

・ Venue: Podium Gallery, Jockey Club Innovation Tower

・ Reservation: The public must register on the official website at least three working days in advance:

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/nvidiarc/news-and-events/event/2025/01/2025-exhibition/