Intro: Ziyang Wu is an artist based in New York, currently teaching at the School of Visual Arts and is a member of the Experiment on Art and Technology Track at NEW INC, New Museum. His recent practices examine how the virtual world, data and algorithm as invisible forces ubiquitously micro-alienates and reconstructs human in the highly globalized post-Internet society. With an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a BFA from the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, his video, augmented reality, motion capture performance, artificial intelligence simulation and interactive video installation have exhibited internationally in China, North America, and Europe. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Annka Kultys Gallery in London, Nancy Margolis Gallery in New York and CO2 Gallery in Florence, and group exhibitions at Medici Palace and Milan Design Week in Italy, Today Art Museum and Times Art Museum in Beijing, Artron Art Center in Shenzhen, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Philadelphia, Powerlong Museum in Shanghai, Walker Art Center and Rochester Art Center in Minnesota, Providence Biennial for Contemporary Art and Brown University in Rhode Island, Academy Art Museum in Maryland, The Hole Gallery and Microscope Gallery in New York. Wu has received numerous fellowships and has participated in many residencies including the Residency Unlimited (RU), the MacDowell Colony Fellowship, Artist-in-residence at Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) at Alfred University, Art(ists) on the Verge Fellowship by Northern Lights.mn and Jerome Foundation, the AICAD Teaching Fellowship by Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and the Winner of The ROCI Road to Peace exhibition by Robert Rauschenberg Art Foundation and Artsy.