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Japan Dérive

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Baudrillard defined a map as a “ precession of simulacra,” or in other words, a “ mise en scene of events with no apparent cause, a free-floating mediascape in which the endless reproduction of cultural forms speeding by on screens.” The work combines various mediums such as photography, AI generation, 3d scanning, sound, and glass to create a floating island in Unity that can be explored. The glass work of Japanese glass artist Yuki Sato, is used as a clue to set the tone of the randomness of creation. New York-based multimedia artists Lin Feng and lriz Lin, using travel tracks in Japan as a map. Lin Feng creates the islands and the vaguely familiar objects through a new digital medium, while lriz creates a sound diary with collected local sounds that are deeply connected to each object

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