About the artist
关于艺术家
“Some people say that traditional media are mostly the medium of “storytelling”, but VR can reach the point of “storying living”, and I agree with this idea very much.”
“有人说传统媒体多半是「story telling」的媒介，但 VR 可以达到「storying living」的地步，我很认同这个想法。”
— Hsin-Chien Huang 黃心健
New media artist Hsin-Chien Huang is a cross-disciplinary creator. He earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from National Taiwan University. After moving to the United States, he studied product design at the Art Center School of Designin Pasadena. His piece “Moon Shadow” was chosen as a representative piece for school entrance.
新媒体艺术家黄心健是一位跨界创作者。他获得了国立台湾大学的机械工程学位。移居美国后，他在帕萨迪纳艺术中心设计学院学习产品设计。他的作品《月影》被选为入学代表作。
He has committed his life to investigating the potential of the latest technology in art, literature, design, and stage performance, with a background in art, design, engineering, and video games. His work excels in large-scale new media cross-domain production that incorporates interaction, performance art, power equipment, computer programming, video installations, and so on. He is also a distinguished professor at Normal University’s Design Department, where he is committed to cross-domain integrated STEAM instruction and publication.
他毕生致力于研究艺术、文学、设计和舞台表演中最新技术的潜力，具有艺术、设计、工程和视频游戏的背景。擅长融合互动、行为艺术、动力设备、程序计算机、影像装置等的大型新媒体跨领域制作。他还是师范大学设计系特聘教授，致力于跨领域整合STEAM教学和出版。
《Samsara》
《輪迴》
People born during a time when no war was fortunate, unfortunate individuals who were displaced and going through starvation. “Samsara” has been in the works for two years. It just so happens that these two years coincide with the onset of the current pandemic. What is perhaps more surprising is that the war between Ukraine and Russia occurred at the same time.
幸运的人出生在没有战争的年代。不幸的人，流离失所，经历饥荒。《轮回》这个作品经过了两年的制作，刚好，这两年也是新冠疫情爆发的两年。更没想到的是，乌克兰与俄罗斯的战争也在这段时间发生了。
Experience the horrors of battle, terror, and sadness.
经历战事，经历慌恐，经历悲痛。
The plot is set in the not-too-distant future. People’s greed has swamped the world, resulting in a scarcity of resources. People battle one another, resulting in terrible conflicts. In the end, humans are compelled to evacuate the planet and seek a new home somewhere in the cosmos. Is their new abode, however, a rebirth in time and space? We believe that the constant evolution and advancement and lack of spiritual growth may be a reincarnation.
剧情设定在不远的将来。人们的贪婪席卷了世界，导致资源稀缺。人们互相争斗，导致可怕的冲突。最后，人类被迫撤离地球，在宇宙的某个地方寻找新的家园。然而，他们的新居是时空重生吗？我们相信，不断的进化和进步，以及缺乏精神成长，可能只是一个轮回。
It is possible that the entire planet is the same life form, but this life is you, the next life is me, and all people are the same person, but they injure and support one another.
有可能整个星球都是同一个生命体，但今生是你，下世是我，所有人都是同一个人，却又互相伤害，互相扶持。
“In this work, I tried to let the audience see their own body, just like I usually see a poor beggar on the street; but in VR, I found that the beggar is me, with thin hands and fly bites, which can make me The audience empathizes, and then thinks about what to do, and also makes the audience’s body part of my storytelling.”
“在这个作品中，我试图让观众可以看到自己的身体，就好像平常我在街上看到一个可怜的乞丐；但在 VR 里发现那个乞丐就是我，双手瘦弱还有苍蝇叮咬，可以让观众共感，进而去思考自己该怎么做，也让观众的身体变成我说故事的一部分。”
—Hsin-Chien Huang黃心健
This work may make anyone feel the same way, regardless of where they were born or when. The experiencer might now appear in the results under numerous identities thanks to VR technology. It might be a newborn infant, a displaced refugee, or a person in power who wields power in his palm. People who can feel and think from other viewpoints may appreciate and care for others to create a peaceful world. Hsin-Chien Huang aspires to make people more compassionate through his work and technology.
这是个能够让人们身同感受的一个作品，无论你出生在那个城市，那个年代。现在透过vr技术，让体验者以不同的身分，出现在作品中。可以是刚出生的婴儿，也可以是流离失所的难民，更能够体验一把手掌大权的掌权者。人们一旦能够站在不同角度感受和思考，才能够真切地尊重别人以及拥有怜悯的心。才能构建和谐的世界。黄心健希望能够透过技术和作品，使人们更能够有同理心。
Although the covid-19 is a nightmare for numerous artists, it has forced several exhibits to be postponed or canceled. Hsin-Chien Huang, on the other hand, is not convinced. More exhibits have been converted into online “cloud exhibitions” by covid-19. This is a fantastic opportunity to market VR technology while simultaneously promoting its advancement.
虽然COVID-19对许多艺术家来说是一场噩梦，但它已经迫使一些展览被推迟或取消。黄新建则不能苟同。更多展品已被covid19转换为在线“云展览”。这是营销 VR 技术同时促进其进步的绝佳机会。
Translation 翻译 Alice Yip
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