Exhibition
DIGITAL CULTURES 2026 – COLLECTIVE RESONANCE
In an era defined by algorithmic fragmentation and digital isolation, the 2026 edition of Digital Cultures serves as a laboratory for Collective Resonance. We are moving beyond solitary immersion to explore the digital arts as a relational field, a space where technology no longer acts as a screen between us, but as the very fabric that binds us together.
This year, the festival investigates the concept of the technology of togetherness. We shift our focus from the "individual user" to the "collective organism," asking how immersive systems can foster empathy, mutual responsibility, and shared breath. We treat code not as a set of commands, but as a social score: a choreography that invites us to move, think, and feel in unison with others and the environment.
Digital Cultures 2026 invites you to inhabit the in-between spaces of our digital lives and transform them into common ground. We are here to prove that in the hands of the collective, technology becomes an instrument of care, a vessel for resonance, and a tool for building a more interconnected world.
VOOOOOO—PEEEEEE—
"Voooooo—Peeeeee—" is a multisensory XR installation thatexplores the profound intersection of the physical body anddigital data. The work follows a compelling narrative about awoman who discovers her body has become hollow after beingreconstructed as data. A strange, mysterious creature settleswithin this void, breathing in rhythms of expansion andcollapse, accompanied by the sound of rushing wind. Hermonologue seamlessly weaves through memories of humanloss, submerged data clouds, and endlessly replicated virtualworlds.Audiences engage with the work not just visually and aurally,but physically. Through VR cinema combined with a custom-designed pneumatic wearable interface, participants actuallyfeel the expanding virtual volume as pressure and breath ontheir own bodies.
UBAC STUDIO – WOO HYEUN JOO & PARK JI YUN
Ubac Studio is a media artist duo based in Seoul, composed of Hyeunjoo Woo and Jiyun Park. They specialize in creating XR-based interactive installations and sensory interfaces that question how technological systems shape human experience. By blending real-time audiovisuals, virtual reality, and physical computing, they explore the "voids" and omissions left behind by digital data, transforming them into participatory environments. Their innovative transmedia works have been showcased at prominent global platforms, including the Asia Culture Center (ACC), Ars Electronica, the Powerhouse Museum, and most notably, their recent selection for the prestigious Immersive Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
TANHAMU SENSOTALIUM
"Tanhamu Sensotalium" is the latest iteration of the artist'slong-term project exploring fungal network systems andsymbiosis within the "wood wide web." The work is groundedin a fascinating speculative narrative: in the year 2058,humanity merges with fungal mycelium to create a new hybridspecies, "Tanhamu," capable of deeply sensing the Earth's vitalflows.In practice, the installation acts as an interface connectingadvanced technology with living nature. Custom electroniccircuits connect with plants and microorganisms, translatingbiological signals in real-time into a mesmerizing audiovisualenvironment. It is an innovative work that moves beyondanthropocentric perspectives, questioning the future ofmultispecies coexistence amidst climate change.
SUNJEONG HWANG
Sunjeong Hwang (b. 1989) is an acclaimed contemporary artist and new media composer based in Berlin and Seoul. In her practice, she explores the organic interconnections between humans, nature, and technology. By synthesizing artificial intelligence, generative coding, data systems, and custom electronic circuits, she creates innovative, multisensory environments, installations, and audiovisual projects. Hwang was a finalist for the 23rd SONGEUN Art Award and a resident at the prestigious Transmediale 2025. Her works are regularly exhibited at leading art institutions in South Korea, such as the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) and the Buk-Seoul Museum of Art.
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