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Conversation with
Graham Harman
Philosopher

Interview - 2024.11.06

We are thrilled to share with you that we have invited world known philosopher, professor Graham Harman, to join us for a conversation on Nov. 6th, 7PM (EST, New York/ Boston Time)!

Professor Harman, the founder of object-oriented ontology (OOO), will guide us in exploring a captivating topic: re-examining the relationship between objects and humans while challenging traditional anthropocentric thinking. In this conversation, we will delve into architecture and emerging technologies, particularly AI, from a philosophical perspective. How do concepts of "aesthetics" and "architecture" evolve within the current academic landscape shaped by artificial intelligence? In this rapidly changing era, Harman's insights have profoundly influenced the philosophical community and offered fresh perspectives across diverse fields, including architecture, art, and social practice.

This event will be live streamed, and we have invited interviewers and panels crossing different countries and time zones to join us. Please click the link of RSVP to add the events to your calendar!

"RE-Formation"
Exhibition with Artists
Eiko Li

Gallery

Ceramics making is a battle against inertia. In its natural state, clay always returns to its original form, maintaining its primal shape. Yet through a series of processes—molding, drying, firing—humans attempt to alter the form of clay and combat the inertia of time. This transformation reveals the subtle relationship between time and matter. Clay carries the ancient memory of the earth, while fired ceramics become an eternal symbol of human creation. In the world of ceramics, clay is no longer silent; it takes form as a gaze toward time, a resonance of eternity.

Gallery

"Parallel Universe: An Immersive Realm"
Exhibition with Artists
Yetong Xin& Muwen Li

So we thought at that time, if we can use motion capture technology to capture the changes in a person's movements in the time dimension, and visualize and solidify the changes in this movement, is it a fossil of the past time in a sense? So this was our original intention at that time. The main part I was responsible for was to visualize and render it, and then finally build it in a museum. In fact, we were inspired by the Harvard Museum at that time, because we found that fossils are usually displayed in museums for people to see and trace past memories and history, so we finally used such a virtual exhibition method to display such a time fossil.

Anniversary Exhibition with All Artists Last Year
Looking Back and Forward

Gallery - 2nd Anniversary

In August of 2021, Key Elements launched the Gallery, an exhibition space dedicated to showcasing talented emerging artists and presenting work online. We have accompanied our audience for two years till now.

For each month, we invite an artist and curate a solo exhibition for them on our platform. The work we feature not only shows competency in both meaning and making but also represents the diverse cultures and backgrounds of the artist community. To this day, we have invited artists working in sculpture, design objects, print media, architecture, visual communication, fashion design, photography, and new media art.

To celebrate our journey, here we present to you the Second-anniversary exhibition of Key Elements, featuring artists who had exhibitions with us over the past year: Xiaoyao Yao, Mavis Zhao, Bella Chen, Doyeon Kim, Xiner Lan, Hanjia Wang, Qianyue Chen.

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