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The Awakening of Myth: Song of Li Brocade

Exhibition:

Urban Digital Canvas Shanghai

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Artwork Details

Year Produced: 2024

Description:

The Awakening of Myth: Song of Li Brocade reimagines Li ethnic textile patterns by transforming static motifs into a dynamic ‘living digital archive’of myths and history. Centered on the deity Da Li Shen—whose symbols embody humanity’s evolution from conflict to harmony with nature—the film fuses Li brocade’s geometric abstractions with glitch-inspired pixel art, evoking shared nostalgia across eras. By digitizing ancestral storytelling through experimental texture mapping and hybrid rendering, it bridges cultural memory with futuristic visual language, proposing technology as a vessel for safeguarding intangible heritage.

Additional Information:

Exhibition Sites:
• Crystal Bridge LED Facade
• Crystal Bridge Indoor Lobby
• Shanghai Book City
• Nanfeng City Screen 2