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Body and Code: A Distributed Cognition Exploration Into Dance and Computing Learning

Oct 2024

Creative and Cognition 2024

In this paper, we describe our analysis of a dance and computing learning environment through the lens of distributed cognition to examine how representations and processing of information across people and systems impacted the learning process. We analyzed video and audio data from three workshops of dance and STEM instructors learning about, creating with, and co-designing computing activities with danceON—a creative computing platform that supports coding animations over dance videos. We identified the ways that the instructors used their bodies as a shared point of negotiation while co-creating dance artifacts, the participatory role of danceON within the sensemaking process, the ways that the instructors interpreted and translated representations across physical and digital spaces, and the impact of the instructors’ collaborative interactions to their sensemaking.

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The Digital Body as a Site of Performativity and Disruption: A Critical Review of FEYU’s Work

Oct 2024

:iidrr Talks

This article critically examines the innovative work of FEYU (Yu Li), a Chinese multimedia artist based in London. The article delves into how FEYU utilizes digital technologies—such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and 3D modeling—to explore themes of identity, embodiment, and cultural narratives. By analyzing her projects, including films, narrative games, and immersive installations, the piece highlights how FEYU’s digital creations challenge traditional perceptions of the body and performativity, offering new perspectives on the intersection of technology and human experience.

Beyond Escape: Empowerment and the Reclamation of History in Torsos in Rain

Oct 2024

ASAP Journal

Torsos in Rain, New Uncanny Gallery, September 14 – October 11, 2024

This review explores the exhibition Torsos in Rain, curated by Rui Jiang, which challenges conventional narratives of history through performance art. The review delves into the show’s three-part structure guides viewers from resistance to reclamation and empowerment. By analyzing select works and highlighting the fluid boundaries between historical resistance, reinterpretation, and empowerment, the article reveals how the artists use performance to actively reshape and reclaim historical narratives.

Art That Touches the Heart -- A Mother and Daughter’s 9-Year Collaboration to a Book Called Jinmei (艺术触动心灵！母女9年共创一本书叫《晋美》)

July 2024

Green BAZAAR 芭莎美好生活

Jinmei, Open M -- Beijing, June, 2024

This Chinese article tells the heartfelt story of artist Niu Jinmei and her daughter, artist and independent publisher Chang Yuchen, who collaborated over nine years to create a deeply personal art book titled Jinmei. Their journey began in 2015, when Jinmei, recovering from surgery, started sketching from her hospital bed. Through thousands of scanned artworks, the mother-daughter duo bridged the distance between China and the United States, creating a visual testament to resilience, memory, and connection. Jinmei, now a 445-page book, sold out at its debut at the New York Art Book Fair and was collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The story captures the profound, lasting bond between mother and daughter, united by their shared creative process and the healing power of art.

Scammed with Authenticity

March 2024

CultureHub.Read

The Scam Auction, Culture Hub, March 15th, 2024

This article examines the complex interplay between authenticity and deception in contemporary art and media. Through an exploration of works that blur the boundaries between genuine expression and manipulation, the piece questions what it means to be “authentic” in a world saturated with curated identities and performative sincerity. Highlighting the ways artists navigate, subvert, or even embrace the concept of authenticity, the article prompts readers to reflect on how deception and truth intertwine in modern creative practices.

Representing the Relationship Between Human Cognition and Artificial Environments Through Play (《心之息，壁之影》——用游戏的方式体现人的认知与人造环境的关系)

March 2024

Indienova

Sail East to find Lemnos!, :iidrr, Feb 08th, 2024

This article introduces an immersive game by artists Lyu Lu and He Minghao. Showcased at NYC’s iidrr gallery, the game uniquely combines traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern EEG technology. Through a wearable EEG headset, players navigate an evolving environment influenced by their emotions. The game’s maze-like scenes, inspired by Chinese garden design, change based on the player’s cognitive and emotional responses, merging individual mental states with external visuals.

Kinetics as Medium: Juxtapositions and Metaphors in Lu Lyu’s Sculptures

Jan 2024

The Art Insider

The writing explores how the artist Lyu Lu uses movement to infuse her sculptural works with metaphor and layered meaning. The article delves into her approach to kinetics as a tool for storytelling, creating dynamic pieces that juxtapose traditional and contemporary aesthetics. Her sculptures often feature contrasting materials and forms that shift and interact, producing an interplay between static and fluid, organic and mechanical. This approach invites viewers to reflect on themes of duality, transformation, and the intersection of technology and nature.

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