Working with National Taiwan University’s Department of Entomology, the artist bred thousands of Asian tiger mosquitoes in Second Life: Habitat, a project that integrated digital technology in an ecosystem. The mosquitoes went through stages of their lifecycle in the installation created, and were then killed by a bug zapper. Those “lives” were converted by a digital system and transformed into virtual avatars in a computer game. As the game progressed, the artist’s blood was used as food for the mosquitoes. Through the game, the meaning of life in the digital era was examined.
Exhibited in Hong Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016
概念設計：張碩尹｜計劃統籌：賴逸君｜合作單位：台大昆蟲系｜昆蟲培養：台大昆蟲系｜裝置製作：張碩尹｜互動系統：鄭先喻｜影片拍攝與剪輯：蔡弦剛｜委託單位：洪建全基金會｜贊助單位：台北市政府文化局｜特別感謝：蘇匯宇
Concept and Design: Ting-Tong Chang｜Project Coordinator: I-Chun Lai｜Collaborating Institution: Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University｜Insect Cultivation: Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University｜Installation Fabrication: Ting-Tong Chang｜Interactive System: Hsien-Yu Cheng｜Filming and Editing: Tubie Tsai｜Commissioned by Hong's Foundation｜Supported by: Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government｜Special Thanks: Hui-Yu Su