一个大数据媒体雕塑

Q&A

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Q: Please briefly introduce yourself.

W: My name is Wang Xintong. I am a digital media artist and currently a PhD candidate in Contemporary Art at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). Enqi and I are doctoral classmates.

H: My name is Huang Enqi. I am a new media artist and AI art creator, and also a PhD candidate at CAFA.

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Q: What kinds of artistic practices and themes do you usually focus on?

W: I mainly focus on video, new media art, and games. Through my collaboration with Enqi, I’ve also been researching AI-related creative topics. However, I tend to de–high-tech my approach—I try to make so-called technological art feel lighter and more down-to-earth.

H: My works involve interactive video, interactive installations, bio-art installations, and AI-generated imagery. I create through the integration of art and technology, using everyday media as materials to build channels of empathy with audiences. The technology embedded in the works remains隐蔽, allowing viewers to sense the latent alienation of reality.

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Q: Artist residencies often involve stepping away from familiar environments. How has this experience influenced your practice?

W: Residencies do bring a sense of unfamiliarity, which is actually very helpful for creation. During residencies, I often notice small things that I wouldn’t normally see—or might never have encountered at all. Most of my works are born from subtle curiosities drawn from the surrounding environment.

H: Living in a different environment—accompanied by freshness, discomfort, and eventual familiarity—is the driving force of creation.

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Q: Which artists have you been consistently paying attention to, and why?

W: I follow younger-generation new media artists such as Ian Cheng and Jon Rafman. I’m also very interested in experienced contemporary artists like Xu Bing and Pierre Huyghe—their observations of society, depth of thinking, and keen intuition for artistic paths are all very instructive. In addition, I pay close attention to game designers and bands; games and music are art forms that deeply fascinate me.

H: Doris Salcedo. Her works often point to death and trauma—whether individual or social—becoming a form of record or memorial. Her keen sensitivity makes the form of her works feel light, yet they carry a heavy sense of power. I’m also very interested in Pierre Huyghe’s work. I think his works resist textual explanation, which is precisely the importance of art: as a form of expression beyond language.

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Q: What are your plans for future creation?

W: As an artist duo, we’d like to participate in Goodbye, Artist—if that program still exists. Next, we’ll likely continue developing our style and keep exploring this relatively light-hearted approach to AI-based works, depending on what new strange ideas come up.

H: Working as a duo has brought me a new mode of creation. Wang Xintong is very quick-thinking and has a great sense of humor; our ways of thinking complement each other. Going forward, we will continue creating new works through collaboration.