The Riverside is a poetic installation that transcends traditional concepts of time and space in art. It explores cultural interactions through "cultural wormholes" enabled by new media art era. Rooted deeply in personal cultural identities, the artwork intricately connects two distinct rivers using visual imagery derived from real-time data.

The crucial symbol of this installation involves scanning the riverbed of a stream flowing through the Great Wall of China. The scanned data was meticulously transformed into a sculptural form using CNC milling, creating an accurate physical representation of the original landscape. Advanced fluid simulations were generated in Houdini based on precise on-site 3D scans of the riverbed diversions. These simulated water flows, composed of particles and detailed 3D models, are dynamically visualized using real-time graphic rendering techniques in vvvv, A specialized toolset based on RULR, which precisely aligns the sculpture and projections, dynamically adjusted through a clock-synchronized parameter reflecting real-time positions of the sun and moon along the river in Beijing. Illuminating the sculpture with projections from six projectors.

Walking alongside these two rivers, as people explore the space, the flow of sculptural river aligns parallel to the Thames River outside the exhibition space, moving from west to east. They are invited to reflect on the continuous interplay and cultural dialogues floating across spatial and temporal boundaries.

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