Event
2030: Collective Resonance | Art from Taiwan
2030: Collective Resonance / Human, AI, Rituals and Virtual Memory
Starting September 16, 2026
Thursday through Sunday – 3:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
MEET Digital Culture Center
Viale Vittorio Veneto 2, Milan
To view the works on display will be avaiable soon
What happens when human consciousness, artificial intelligence, ritual practices, and virtual memory merge into a single sensory stream? How is cultural memory reactivated and regenerated in the age of AI?
These questions are addressed in 2030: Collective Resonance / Human, AI, Rituals and Virtual Memory, a group exhibition of works from Taiwan curated by Hsin-Chien Huang that envisions a near future in which technology is no longer merely a tool but an active force deeply integrated into our daily lives and actively involved in cultural production.
Through new media art, virtual reality experiences, immersive projections, and installations generated by artificial intelligence, Collective Resonance explores how cultural memory can be translated into digital forms and how Taiwan’s cultural imagination continues to evolve within the global technological context. In these works, Taiwanese culture is not presented as a static or linear narrative, but as a dynamic field, shaped over time by migration, colonial legacies, folk beliefs, natural environments, and periods of significant technological acceleration.
In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the exhibition explores what it means to remember, forget, or be reborn in the digital age, and how cultural memory is transformed and regenerated in the age of AI, giving rise to a collective resonance in which the past, present, and future are in constant dialogue.
An experience structured around three narrative threads
The exhibition itinerary for this group show, which focuses on exploring how Taiwanese cultural memory is perceived, interpreted, and revitalized through technological media, is organized around three distinct narrative threads:
1. Memory as Portal
This first section opens the exhibition, transforming the concept of “memory” into a physical and virtual space to be explored and experienced. Through virtual reality installations and immersive projections, such as Hsin-Chien Huang’s ZipRush: Riders of Ekholux and Hsiao-Yue Tsao’s Untitled Literary Museum Project, the public does not simply observe Taiwan’s cultural heritage passively, but experiences it firsthand by delving into its myths and traditions, establishing a direct connection between historical identity and virtual space.
2. Ritual as Technology
In the second section, Taiwanese folk beliefs and local culture are reinterpreted through virtual reality, digital narratives, and three-dimensional images. Works such as Heart of Charcoal Fire (by Lin Yun-Si, Chen Po-Kuei, Lan Ke-Chen, and Hsieh Yu-Ling) and C25 – Toilet Consciousness (by Che-Kuang Chuang) highlight how ritual is not merely a traditional religious practice but also a cultural technology capable of connecting the body, memory, place, and technology.
3. Digital Skins and Future Bodies
The third and final section looks to Taiwan’s future, exploring the impact of AI, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Through works such as Symbiosis Evolution: Crossing Extremes (by Gabriel Hu), the body and identity are completely redefined in digital environments. Using AI-generated images, motion capture, and a fusion of hand-drawn and digital art, the body is reimagined as an interface that connects data, memory, and possible future identities.
