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XUNKU Project

XUNKU Project

2022-present · digital cultural heritage art project · Initiator / Artistic Director / Chief Director

XUNKU Project

Overview

XUNKU is a long-term digital art project initiated by me, which connects digital art, cultural heritage, immersive media and public communication into an scalable method chain. It is not a single film or a single exhibition, but a sustainably generated civilization memory project: Cinema · Exhibition · Station · Research · Brand.

Worldview

"The center of the earth" is not a geographical concept, but a cultural memory space that connects history, reality and the future. "Searching" is not a retrieval of knowledge, but a continuous and in-depth action into history. Grottoes, scriptures, statues and contemporary images meet here to form a depth of civilization that can be re-entered.

Digital cultural heritage research

Method chain: cultural heritage materials → digital collection and archives → appropriate restoration → artistic interpretation → immersive communication → public participation. Research and creation go hand in hand, allowing heritage to be continuously generated in images, spaces and public scenes, rather than remaining in static archives.

Project Structure

电影 · 展览 · 艺术站

Movie Cinema

XUNKU Cinema

Panoramic immersive film series. Flagship chapters include "XUNKU: Echoes Beneath" and "XUNKU: Di Renjie's Phantom Face Burning Heart", etc., which allow you to physically enter the depths of civilization's memory.

Exhibition

XUNKU Exhibition

Cave hunting art exhibition and related exhibitions. Transform digital cultural heritage into experiential exhibitions and theater scenes, connecting institutions, forums and public spaces.

Art Station

XUNKU Station

Urban public art lines and continuously open art station practices (including Beichen and others). Let XUNKU enter daily circulation and public participation, rather than a one-time exhibition.

Exhibitions and field notes

2024– XUNKU Art Exhibition and Related Institutional Exhibitions Ongoing

2024 Digital artwork of the 6th World Buddhist Forum Created / presented by Yu Zhen

2023– XUNKU Art Station (Beichen and others) Urban public art route

Media

Tide News 360-degree immersion in the cave - using "Artistic Intelligence" to influence artificial intelligence 2026.06.04

CCTV.com China Science and Technology Innovation Gala 2024.12.30

Jie News Yu Zhen: Digital art and time–space immersion for museums 2024.09.05

Recognition

2025  Cannes World Film Festival  Gold Award / Best VR Short

2026  Global Film Festival Awards  Best VR 360 / Best Visual Effects

2025 Xiamen International Cartoon and Animation Festival Golden Dolphin Award VR Digital Works Gold Award

The complete film project can be found on the related sub-project pages.

Enter XUNKU independent station → xunku.art