Seeing from Within the Shadow: Capturing (Partially) the “New Media Turn”

Volume 22, March 2025
by Iris Long Xingru


Article Description

In this article, Iris Long Xingru explores how female and non-binary artists use new media not to reinforce technological progress, but to reflect on human existence within a tech-driven environment. Their works probe the relationship between physical and virtual bodies, exploring symbiosis, the blending of past and future, and the subtle nuances of technology’s impact. These artists transform new media into a critical space for questioning how we interact with the world, focusing on what is mediated rather than the media itself.


Related Keywords

new media, female artists, non-binary, gender, feminism, machine learning/AI, symbiosis, Xin Liu, Miao Ying, Ye Funa, Lin Xin, Snow Yunxue Fu, Wu Tong, fragmented subjectivity, Wang Shui, Tingwei Li