CAMLab promises new dimensions of Chinese culture
(From left) Gao Huizhen, president of Nan Shufang, Eugene Wang, founder and director of Harvard CAMLab, Wu Bin, deputy director of the Minhang District government, and Ma Dadong, owner of Amanyangyun Resort, unveil the project base for CAMLab.
The Harvard Chinese Art Media Lab unveiled a project base at Nan Shufang in Amanyangyun Resort, Minhang District, on Friday.
Harvard Chinese Art Media Lab (CAMLab), affiliated with Harvard faculty of arts and sciences, was founded and directed by Harvard professor Eugene Wang. It is dedicated to bringing together academic research and multimedia design thinking, opening up the imaginative space of Chinese visual tradition, and creating cultural experiences in the spiritual dimension. Central to CAMLab’s mission is the presentation of research, and canalization of intellectual processes through artistic practices.
With the new base, the two parties will jointly maintain and promote Chinese history and culture.
The first project will be an exhibition on theme of “The Peony Pavilion,” a play by Yuan Dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) in Shanghai.
CAMLab's exhibition “Peony Pavilion: An Object Play” has been a success in the US, integrating architecture, craftsmanship and video mapping through artificial intelligence and virtual reality. In Shanghai, some changes will be made for the Chinese audiences, said Wang.
“Chinese audiences have a better understanding of their own culture than foreigners, but the exhibition may unsettle some of their conventional understanding,” he said.
The new base will work with students interested in new technology and Chinese culture.
