The Poetry of Hyperlink

This creative project regards the virtual reality (VR) headset as an "audiovisual machine" equipped with spatial perception capabilities. Through this machine, performers can enter and explore the digital space of the internet, interacting and engaging in dialogue with it. The project employs game engine technology and immersive sound systems to dynamically arrange digital objects constructed from vast amounts of data sourced from the internet. The combination of projection and immersive soundscapes creates a blended space where virtual and real environments merge. Performers become both observers and manipulators of these digital objects, able to re-encode and synthesize them, and switch between different perspectives via the game engine, thereby generating diverse audiovisual expressions and narrative forms.

Huang Yong-Jen

Huang Yong-Jen is a media artist. He majored in composition during his university period, under the tutelage of Professors Mao-Hsuan Chen and Chao-Min Tung. He currently studies at the Graduate Institute of New Media Art, Taipei National University of the Arts. His creative practice often begins with reflections on the contexts of concrete music, music theater, and sound art, seeking to extend these into the realms of internet culture and immersive media. Recently, he has focused on the relationship between sound culture and contemporary society, aiming to respond to the challenges and transformations of the information age through his work. His pieces have been presented at the C-LAB Sound Art Festival, Taipei Digital Art Festival, C-LAB Future Vision Lab, and Synergy Festival.