Congratulations! Professor Che‑Kuang Chuang of the Department of Interaction Design Wins 2025 Telly Award Bronze and Yilan Art Award Merit)
Congratulations! Professor Che‑Kuang Chuang of the Department of Interaction Design Wins 2025 Telly Award Bronze and Yilan Art Award Merit
Assistant Professor Che‑Kuang Chuang of the Department of Interaction Design at National Taipei University of Technology was honored with a Bronze Award at the 2025 Telly Awards for his multimedia installation Democracy Parallax. This follows his earlier recognition with a Merit Award at the Yilan Art Awards, showcasing Taiwan’s strength in new media arts on the international stage.
The Telly Awards, founded in 1979, are a leading international accolade in the field of audiovisual media, recognizing innovation in video, television, and new media storytelling. Each year, tens of thousands of works compete, and winning signifies international professional standards. The Yilan Art Awards is one of Taiwan’s prominent art competitions, dedicated to encouraging contemporary and experimental art, and considered an important platform for emerging and established artists.
Democracy Parallax draws inspiration from Slavoj Žižek’s “parallax theory” and Jean Baudrillard’s notion of “simulacra.” Centered around a fictional ballot box and symbolic objects such as televisions and seals, the work uses projection, dual-channel video, and VR 360° to reveal manipulation and distortion in the flow of information. Viewers in immersive experience shift between “citizen” and “candidate” perspectives, feeling the distance between individuals and power in democratic systems, prompting reflection on political participation and performative mechanisms in digital environments.
The artist notes that Democracy Parallax not only presents role reversal between viewer and viewed, but also attempts to guide the audience beyond a single perspective by weaving together planar visuals, dynamic video, and immersive spatial structures. His aim is not simply to depict democratic symbolism, but to explore the tensions and contradictions present within democratic practice.
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