Life in Motion is a generative audiovisual installation by Taiwanese artist Po-Hao Chi. A motion-tracking camera reads the position and movement of visitors' bodies and translates them, in real time, into parameters for image and sound. The work follows rhythm across scales: from microstructures and collective behavior to planetary motion and the loops of computer algorithms. Its scenes move between the abstract and the concrete, so that biological and synthetic forms share one evolving environment.
First presentation in Taipei
Life in Motion was first shown as a 360-degree immersive projection for several visitors at once. It opened on October 31, 2025, on the fifth floor of Taipei 101, as part of the group exhibition AMBI ARTECH HUB, developed with guidance from Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. AMBI ARTECH HUB is a platform run by the Taiwanese company CTAMBI to support and exhibit technology artists, with an emphasis on immersive experience. Chi's work was shown alongside Symphony of Fragments by Che-Yu Wu.
Los Angeles: The Music Center
In 2026 the work traveled to the Digital Arts Space at The Music Center in Los Angeles, which invited it for a presentation that ran through June 28, 2026. The Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles coordinated between the venue and the Taiwanese team.
The Los Angeles version was rebuilt for a different situation. Instead of a group inside a 360-degree space, one visitor enters at a time, guided by staff, and experiences an arc of about fifteen minutes projected onto a fixed 260-inch screen. No two experiences are exactly alike, and here the system responds to one person's movement at a time.
The system runs on TouchDesigner for visuals and on Max 9 with Ableton Live 12 Suite for sound. Motion tracking in Los Angeles used an Orbbec Femto Mega camera.
Credits
Zone Sound Creative, the studio Chi founded, rebuilt the work for the Los Angeles venue and its technical setup. Producer: Caitlin Lai. Sound design: Po-Hao Chi and Chian-Ru Yang. Visual design: Pepepepebrick. Creative development: Ambi Artech Hub Project by Ambi Space.
Project page (in Chinese): Ambi Artech Hub 未來之藝 Life in Motion
