Choy Ka Fai / HAU
The year 2096: An android shaman roams the Taiwanese island of Formosa to rediscover ancient wisdom and prove the presence of the “third prince”, as the androgynous Chinese deity Nezha is affectionately called.
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Hebel Theater
Her multiple incarnations are manifested in various contexts of popular entertainment and religious heritage in Taiwan and China. Berlin-based artist Choy Ka Fai's first game for HAU4, which provides a virtual space of possibility with the “third prince” as an avatar, manages to offer a narrative that's otherwise impossible due to the everyday political disputes between the two countries.
The digital yet human-like representation of this deity manages to counteract the divide between the two states by emphasising the historical and current relationships between the populations, inviting us to imagine a future beyond the current conflicts.
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Participating artists
Choy Ka Fai (Konzept, Story, Regie)
Brandon Tay (Game, Visuelles Design)
vladstorm (Game, Programmierung)
Huang Wei-Hsuan (Visual Asset Management)
Betty Apple (Sounddesign)
Mi You (Mediaturgie)
Yurika S. Yamamoto (Motion Capture Performance)
Sebastian Schneider (Dramatisierte Gameplay Performance)
Sheng Xian Tai Zi Gong (Beratung Kulturerbe)
Gemeinde Puli (Beratung Kulturerbe)
Taiwan (Beratung Kulturerbe)
Jesscia Nakazima (Projektleitung)
Dates
October 2024
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