Louise Zhang
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Tactical Space VR Studio 2020 is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Documentation produced in partnership with Officedog Productions.
In a two week intensive workshop format, each artist will be introduced to a range of current VR and immersive technologies, and provided with the tools to explore them through a process of collaborative development, allowing them to experiment with how to respond and further develop their practice.
Mei Gaun Xi // 没关系
没关系 explores the dynamics of fear, anxiety and otherness through abstract and reimagined narratives.
My family is from a small island called Qidu in the Zhejiang province of China. It has a very small population and lots of farm land. In Qidu, the community is being divided by faith, as the influence of Christianity grows stronger. The majority of my family are Christian, however they are embedded in a culture where Chinese traditions and spaces defy religion. On the island, we have many temples including one that represents all those with the “Zhang” surname in the area. Even though this is MY temple I have never been able to visit to not offend my Christian family members. This work is a way for me to rationalise and reason with my family’s religions and the growing cultural divide on this small island.
Working with Dr Josh Harle, Director, Tactical Space Lab, I am producing a series of gifs, videos and animations that culminate into an imagined digital world - a place not dictated by a single narrative, but of multitudes and acceptance. Within this digital world, I am creating a ‘worry-fee’ temple where anyone is welcome. The audience is invited to visit the temple where they can spill all their worries, fears, and ‘sins’ to be absorbed and regurgitated into blobby masses that are left to guard and protect the temple.