In Conversation brings together curators, artists, scholars, and audiences to critically dive into our broader contemporary cultural condition. Rooted in the exhibitions and practices presented at the PHI Centre in Montreal, these conversations explore the art and artists whose voices are probing each of our individual roles in our collective social context.  In this episode, we introduce Taiwan at the Forefront of Digital Arts.  A discussion on Taiwan’s multidisciplinary approach to extended reality (XR) and its leading role in highlighting local artists on the international stage.   The discussion, moderated by Myriam Achard, Head of New Media Partnerships and Public Relations at PHI, will address the mechanisms that allow Taiwan's cultural context to help provoke and nurture a strong community of artists and creative technologists. The artists present will also introduce us to their interdisciplinary practices and approaches to XR.   In recent years, Taiwan has played a leading role in producing rich, complex and compelling XR works that have won awards at festivals worldwide. This panel was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chaos & Memories,  at the PHI Centre. Most particularly the four award-winning virtual reality (VR) works being showcased as part of the Taiwan Spotlight session, which was co-hosted by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). Established in 2019 by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture, the organization has a mission to support the development of Taiwan's creative content industry.   Learn more about PHI: https://phi.ca/en/ - Land Acknowledgment We would like to acknowledge that PHI (the Foundation and the Centre) is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehà:ka Nation is recognized as the custodian of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montréal community.

PHI

PHI

In Conversations - Taiwan at the Forefront of Digital Arts.

JAN 18, 202472 MIN
PHI

In Conversations - Taiwan at the Forefront of Digital Arts.

JAN 18, 202472 MIN

Description

In Conversation brings together curators, artists, scholars, and audiences to critically dive into our broader contemporary cultural condition.

Rooted in the exhibitions and practices presented at the PHI Centre in Montreal, these conversations explore the art and artists whose voices are probing each of our individual roles in our collective social context. 

In this episode, we introduce Taiwan at the Forefront of Digital Arts. 

A discussion on Taiwan’s multidisciplinary approach to extended reality (XR) and its leading role in highlighting local artists on the international stage.

 

The discussion, moderated by Myriam Achard, Head of New Media Partnerships and Public Relations at PHI, will address the mechanisms that allow Taiwan's cultural context to help provoke and nurture a strong community of artists and creative technologists. The artists present will also introduce us to their interdisciplinary practices and approaches to XR.

 

In recent years, Taiwan has played a leading role in producing rich, complex and compelling XR works that have won awards at festivals worldwide.

This panel was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chaos & Memories,  at the PHI Centre. Most particularly the four award-winning virtual reality (VR) works being showcased as part of the Taiwan Spotlight session, which was co-hosted by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). Established in 2019 by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture, the organization has a mission to support the development of Taiwan's creative content industry.

 

Learn more about PHI: https://phi.ca/en/

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Land Acknowledgment

We would like to acknowledge that PHI (the Foundation and the Centre) is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehà:ka Nation is recognized as the custodian of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montréal community.