Rove

Rove

Wei-Peng Kuo, Chia-Hsiang Lee, Chien-Wen Cheng

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2015

Tower case, Interactive program, Electroencephalograph, Interactive sound

The creative concept of “Rove” attempts to explore scenery as imagined by our brains. In the installation of this bizarre illusion, the unique data and variables of brain waves cause changes in illusions, where brain activity is visualized like cyberspace. The digital age has made cyberspace possible. We devote most of our time into cyberspace to exchange information and knowledge with other people. The prevalence of mobile devices and virtual reality headsets demonstrates that we are getting closer to this illusory space. Compared to the real environment, we are more familiar with the tools and applications that connect us to cyberspace. These thoughts directly influence our brain waves. The civilization which we are so proud of has instead led humanity increasingly further away from the environment. Our five senses, originally meant to accept natural frequencies, have been allured by uncoordinated artificial and digital frequencies, to the extent that we are forgetting our original feelings. People have fallen into the endless loop of cyberspace without realizing it.

Wei-Peng Kuo

Artist Introduction

Wei-Peng Kuo is enrolled in the MFA Program of New Media Art, National Taiwan University of Arts. The artist not only specializes in interactive installation, kinetic installation and web programming, but is also adept at integrating the data collected from sensors of every stripe to investigate and reflect on the interrelationship between artificial technologies and the natural environment. The artist also won a number of honors from Vision Get Wild, National Transdisciplinary Innovative Design, Young Designers’ Award, and National Students’ Subject Fabrication Competition.