Ruiqi Zhang
张瑞麒


He is a multimedia artist and educator based in Richmond Virginia. His practice and research press on sensitivity to digital technology when engaged in issues of online identity, media discourse, Internet culture, and critical surroundings. His initial awareness of digital power was formed by and linked through video art, which prompted his further exploration of ideology and cross-cultural experiences in 3D software, moving images, and video installations.

He employed a meandering narration approach to redirect his focus to the potential of reconfiguring autonomy, confrontation, and imagination. Through the organization of various irrelevant materials (3D objects, quotes, found images, theories, and scattered factors) in random juxtapositions, a hybrid stimulus is generated for snap meditation. His idea/method emulates the platform-based algorithmic mechanism, cultivating a non-human-centered perspective to reexamine the locus of our language.


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© Ruiqi Zhang 2024


Ruiqi Zhang
张瑞麒

He is a multimedia artist and educator based in Richmond Virginia. His practice and research press on sensitivity to digital technology when engaged in issues of online identity, media discourse, Internet culture, and critical surroundings. His initial awareness of digital power was formed by and linked through video art, which prompted his further exploration of ideology and cross-cultural experiences in 3D software, moving images, and video installations.

He employed a meandering narration approach to redirect his focus to the potential of reconfiguring autonomy, confrontation, and imagination. Through the organization of various irrelevant materials (3D objects, quotes, found images, theories, and scattered factors) in random juxtapositions, a hybrid stimulus is generated for snap meditation. His idea/method emulates the platform-based algorithmic mechanism, cultivating a non-human-centered perspective to reexamine the locus of our language.

email: info@zhang-ruiqi.com
ins: ruiqi_zhang_
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The Burning Tower
4k video, 17:32, 2022

The Burning Tower" (2022) is a desktop film that provides a concise review of the advancements in 5G communication technology and the evolution of the Internet. It delves into the intricate relationship between conspiracy theories, rumors, and the infrastructure of the network. This film is structured into four interconnected segments and features soundscapes created by sound artists Matt Dowdy & Liza Pittard. These segments continuously strive to rationalize the seemingly irrational act of burning communication towers.

The inspiration for the storyline was drawn from real-world news reports, attempting to envision a plausible scenario behind the burning of a 5G cell tower. This film follows the perspectives of a virtual 3D male and the narration of a female anchor. It explores themes about the pioneering hypertext project, the 5G protocol, and the pathways of submarine optical cables.

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