Text/Li Xinyi, compiled and reported
Imagine using sound to awaken Giuseppe Castiglione’s “Flowers and Birds in a Vase,” experiencing the vibrant spring scene of birds chirping and flowers blooming in the painting; step into Wen Zhengming’s “Snow-Covered Mountains and Passes,” immersing yourself in the winter snowscape layered by lights and white snow; you can even help decorate Zhao Mengfu’s “Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains.” In this new era of technology, museum exhibitions have evolved beyond 3D animations to include interactive experiences with audiences. The National Palace Museum’s annual finale new media art exhibition — “Four Seasons at the Palace Museum” — is now on display in the Boiler Room at Huashan 1914 Creative Park. It’s a sensory feast of artistic innovation.
Visitors stand in the lotus pond, experiencing an interactive display where the underwater world changes with their footsteps. (Photo provided by the National Palace Museum)
This exhibition is divided into sections titled “Spring Birth,” “Summer Lotus,” “Autumn Colors,” “Winter Snow,” and a film screening area. “Spring Birth” uses voice control devices to manipulate the bird songs and blooming flowers in a painted screen; “Summer Lotus” features a gentle summer breeze, with fish and ripples in the lotus pond gathering and dispersing along with visitors’ steps; “Autumn Colors” employs motion sensing technology to let visitors manually enhance and appreciate the intricate beauty of enlarged paintings; while “Winter Snow” uses electrochromic glass and intelligent visual recognition technology, allowing the audience to enjoy the changing beauty of snow scenes and light colors inside the glass as they move closer to or farther from the artwork.
Besides viewing, visitors can also help decorate masterpieces. (Photo provided by the National Palace Museum)
In addition, the film screening room in the exhibition area will also show award-winning 3D animations such as “National Treasures Mobilization,” “The National Palace Museum Through 100 Years – Modern Chapter,” and “Traveling Through Time: Savoring Life.” The exhibition runs from today until May 20, 2012, after which it will move to the “Museum of the Future” at Taoyuan International Airport, allowing visitors from around the world to experience the essence of Chinese culture treasured in Taiwan.