Nature Sanctuary 3000

Nature Sanctuary 3000 / Sreeshna Sowmya - Photo: Sreeshna Sowmya

Beyond the Screens, City Digital Skin Art Festival (CDSA)

Exhibit

Nature Sanctuary 3000

Sreeshna Sowmya (IN)

Set in a future strained by climate collapse and unchecked tech expansion, Nature Sanctuary 3000 questions the illusion of control. As nature becomes curated, contained, and artificial, the work explores our panic-fueled attempts to preserve what we have already endangered—challenging the idea that technology can save us from the damage it helped create.

Credits

Festival Curatorial Team: Yuelai Ruan (CDSA, China Academy of Art), Susa Pop (Public Art Lab, Connecting Cities Network, Bauhaus-University Weimar), Ina Conradi (Nanyang Technological University Singapore -ADM NTU), Maria Grazia Mattei (MEET), Dominique Moulon (Art Critic, Paris). Creative Contributions: Shahma Abdulla (Branding, ADM NTU, URECA), Hoe Jian Wei (Digital Integration, ADM NTU). Partners: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, School of Art, Design and Media NTU, Media Art Nexus, CAFA, Tsinghua AFA, Jiangnan University, Macau University of Science and Technology, MANA Platform, MEET Digital Culture Center Milano, Ten Square, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Jury Members: Zheng Jing, Vichaya Win Mukdamanee, Assadour Markarov, Li Zhen, Huang Guanghui, Bas van den Hurk, Kate Egan, Clare Calveley. Invited Experts: Yang Qi Rui, Ma Qing Zhong, Zhang Zhong Tao, Takeshi Yamada, Verena Kraemer, Mark Chavez, Gary Hong

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