Raiden INST, founded in 2020, derives its name from the symbolic essence of lightning in physics.

It represents the electric discharges that occur within clouds (symbolizing the art world), between clouds (indicative of interdisciplinary collaboration), and from clouds to the earth (bridging art with popular culture), epitomizing the flow of communication, cooperative synergy, and the dynamic exchange of energy.

• As a non-profit art institution, Raiden INST explores art, technology, and nature intersections. It examines technology’s relationship with human perception through interdisciplinary collaborations in media experiments, artistic creation, and cultural studies. It also seeks to extend exhibition possibilities beyond traditional spaces, functioning flexibly as curators and artists.
• Raiden INST is dedicated to supporting emerging artists, providing a platform that focuses on social contexts of the real-world. It spearheads initiatives such as the Emerging Sci-tech Artist Awards and curates tech-art exhibitions in diverse spaces, ranging from museums to the metaverse. Adapting to the evolving art landscape, it consistently enhances its strategies and collaborates internationally to launch fresh projects and exhibitions.
• Areas of Focus: Media Experiments / Artistic Creation / Cultural Studies / Curatorial Practice

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The 2023 second season Emerging Sci-tech Artist Awards is themed Sci-Fi ING, transforming science fiction into an active concept to address the era of significant interplay between technology and human perception. Moving away from categorizing works by form or medium, we focus on three interlinked research areas — AIGC, Gaming, and Study of Metaverse Space — as the guiding keywords for our selection process.

The 2021 first season of Emerging Sci-tech Artist Awards focuses on understanding emerging Chinese artists, industry producers, as well as examining the current state of the art industry. Through a series of processes including open auditions, support, advancement, residencies, exhibitions, and awards, four major prizes under the category of “经史·子·集”(derived from four categories of Chinese history and literature) were ultimately selected and exhibited in Do Not Black Out.

The word “eContainer” is derived from physics and is associated with positive and negative aspects, a fusion of the two ends of the spectrum. This project will focus on establishing a link between technology and art, by aggregating different social production roles across technology companies and artists to provide a mutually tolerant production environment; and catalyzing innovative experimental projects through visits and inspections, technical communication meetings, workshops, and commissioning of works.

The Media Research section will focus on the archaeology and future exploration of technology and media.

• Participation model：with artists, curators, and developers working together in small groups to conduct research and make connections to contemporary art and change.
• Forms of research：The program will include seminars, lectures, and research articles, all of which will have a fluid mode of participation.

The combing of words is important for research and projects that are underway or have been concluded. When experiences are reshaped into words, it is a time to look back, to summarize, and even to re-engineer.

Out of the space of white boxes, art museums and institutions, technology art is a more interactive and public art form. How to combine public space, audience interaction, meaning of works and community life has become a topic.

Technological art requires strong equipment and technical support, and local private museums are not able to provide artists with a creative ecosystem that only business and the government can support. Entering the context of governmental venues not only organically appoints artists to create according to different local experiences, but also conveys new contents to the local technology museums and exhibition halls that tend to be homogenized.

Commercial demand for artworks is different from that of art museums and governmental organizations, which pay more attention to the totality, playability, and durability of the artworks. Therefore, the planning and implementation of art festivals and commercial space projects are also being rigorously tested by the market.