More-than-Harmonious (2025)

In the face of the Anthropocene crisis, what kind of world should we world? Donna Haraway rejects simplistic solutions, urging us to “stay with the trouble.” Reacting to this call, More-than-Harmonious is an interactive artwork that immerses participants in a real-time, embodied worlding experience, synthesized through customized AI technologies. The gaze of the immersent gradually transforms the observed shanshui into a dynamic, multimodal worlding experience embracing the complex relationality. More-than-Harmonious integrates multisensory engagement with AI-generated content, animations, audio, and text to craft a dynamic worlding experience spanning virtual and physical realities. Real-time gaze-driven animation and audio are presented to the immersant in VR and synchronized for bystanders. After each engagement, More-than-Harmonious reverses the transformation and saves the immersant’s animation as a video archive for replay, reflecting on immersive experiences while inspiring bystanders to participate. This work encourages both immersants and bystanders to raise a profound awareness of and connection to the complex relationality of all beings, opening possibilities to stay with the trouble.