Art in the Age of Immersion

Artist Lawrence Lek crafts speculative scenarios that take the form of CGI films, video games, installations and soundtracks set within a Sinofuturist universe. As part of the LOOP fair, he is presenting the video installation Black Cloud Highway (2023), which forms part of a larger series of works exploring the integration of AI into urban life. In this talk, Lek sits down with curator Carly Whitefield to discuss his approach to worldbuilding in game engines, architectural simulation, machinic perspectives, virtual cinematography, and his layering of the virtual and physical in the context of installation.