Ars Electronica Festival · 2025
The Cast of the Invisible
by Wai Lau
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2025
In 2025, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “The Cast of the Invisible” by Wai Lau (Computer Animation) with an Award of Distinction.
A response to the ever-expanding interference of the digital world, The Cast of the Invisible , a CGI animated short film, prods at the line between one’s virtual and physical existence. Inspired by how the identities of motion-capture actors are lost beneath digitally imposed animation, the film stars W.A.I., a…
About Wai Lau
Lau Wai (HK) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Hong Kong and New York, working across moving images , 3D animation , digital interactive media , photography , and installation .
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