by Rachel Seah
Within the arts industry in China, artist collective Lily Honglei Art Studio whose primary use of VR and AR in their works presents a unique convergence of western and non-western visual traditions, as such have exhibited globally, extensively and sits as associate members of Manifest.AR. In 2011 as part of Manifest.AR, they created a series of Augmented Reality (AR) art projects concerning Chinese cultural identity, as well as social issues in this Global Era. With such a good stronghold in VR and AR technology embodied in art represented by Chinese nationals, it inadvertently places Asia on the map as strong competitors in the field of technology compared to other western countries.
