Sea, the Beyond at RENDR Festival

My VR Immersive Interactive Art “Sea, the Beyond” was selected to be exhibited at RENDR Festival at Portview Trade Center, Belfast, which was my first local exhibition (2/29-3/1/24). RENDR Festival is a unique evening event, celebrating creative craft and artistry in a fully immersive two-day festival exploring the space between Creativity and Technology. 30+ top-notch creatives from the industry, like Netflix, Pixar, Walt Disney Studios and Epic Games are invited as speakers sharing their professional experience. As the 2nd edition, RENDR Festival would like to provide unforgettable and inspirational nights like nothing you have experienced before. “Sea, the Beyond” will be showcased in video format. “Sea, the Beyond” talks about the idea of virtual and reality but focuses on the idea of self-interpretation and imagination. As a gift of a human being, we’ve been stopped using our imagination often due to the over-reliance on visuals. Hence, what we can see is the thing(sea) but what we shall do (beyond) is imagine.

我的VR 互動沉浸式作品「Sea, the Beyond」已於RENDR Festival在北愛爾蘭的Portview Trade Center展出(2/29-3/1/24)。今年是RENDR Festival的第二屆，透過兩晚的活動，除了集結影視遊戲產業的菁英來分享經驗，也提供場地給新興遊戲公司以及數位藝術家展示其遊戲與作品，形塑出一影音遊戲藝術的特殊社群。而這也是我個人第一個在地的展覽。

「Sea, the Beyond」講述的是虛擬和現實，但更側重於自我詮釋和想像的概念。人類的天賦讓我們過度依賴視覺效果，使我們經常停止使用我們的想像力。 因此，我們不應該專注於眼前的海，而要透過想像跨越到彼岸。