Strings

“Strings” by Ruini Shi received an Award of Distinction in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2019. Explore 1 other work by Ruini Shi below.

*Strings* depicts a story in a near future, in which the only player of an obsolete online game wanders around by himself day and night, and seamlessly replaces himself with another personality. However, his isolated emotions begin to open up when one day another ‘player’ arrives in this ‘Cyber Chernobyl’.

About Ruini Shi

Ruini Shi (CN) is an artist and designer currently based in London. She explores virtual intimacy by combining film language and technological aesthetics, creating narratives that interrogate the compatibility between humanity and emerging technologies.

Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.

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