As the pandemic has pushed many activities online, the art community is inescapably affected. Various kinds of strategic practices are developing rapidly, particularly on the internet as evinced by the proliferation of webinars and online exhibitions. What kind of impacts do these virtual experiences convey? Is this circumstance a transitory phenomenon or is it shaping up to be the fundamental framework for our future endeavours?
Based on this inquiry, ten contributors consisting of artists, curators, lab founders and researchers, all faculty or alumni of SCM, CityU HK, share their experiences and insights on the recent challenges that are impacting and shaping their practices.
Eugenia S. KIM is an interdisciplinary creator and practice-based researcher currently focusing on motion capture, virtual reality and somatic movement practices. Her background is in dance, digital archives/humanities, and multimedia art. KIM holds a PhD in Creative Media from the City University of Hong Kong, M.S. in Information Science from University at Albany, and a B.S. in Electronic Media, Arts and Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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