MetaObjects 元物

Recap of our panel talk in 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵 𝓕𝓵𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻 ✨ For our final session, Flavoring Knowledge in Emergent Realities, we stir the pot of bio-computation, digital capitalism, and urban memory. Our moderator Ashley Lee Wong (@metaobjects ) set the stage by introducing her research on artistic ecologies, moving us away from tech-hype toward a more sustainable, trust-based way of collaborating. She framed the studio as a space for collective discovery, where we treat technology as a long-term partner rather than just a tool. Jenn Leung (@jennnital ) shared her "brain-on-a-chip" research, showing us how living neurons can actually play games in Unreal Engine, effectively dissolving the boundaries between the biological and the digital. Then, Shan Wong (@flyingpig.shan ) brought us back to the streets, discussing how 3D scanning and speculative fiction can archive the invisible histories of our changing cities and critique the "short-circuits" of digital capitalism. It was a reminder that when we learn by doing and let go of rigid hierarchies, we can start to imagine new, messy, and sentient futures together. 🖥 The full version of panel talk highlights are available on our website - Link in bio Thank you to everyone who joined us to discuss the intersection of art, technology, and community. 💫

Congratulations to @ashey.lee.wong for the launch of her new book "Ecologies of Artistic Practice"

​How do artists working at the nexus of art and technology negotiate a means to make art in today’s creative economy? Join us April 9 @onassis.onx for Ecologies of Artistic Practice — a book talk and conversation with @ashley.lee.wong , the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of @metaobjects , Mattia Casalegno (@a_radical_hypothesis ), and Alex Darby, Founder of @thehybridstudio (@soapboxdarby ).  Ashley Lee Wong will present key ideas from her new @mitpress book: Ecologies of Artistic Practice: Rethinking Cultural Economies through Art and Technology, followed by short talks and live discussion between Ashley Lee Wong and interdisciplinary artists Mattia Casalegno and Alex Darby, each bringing their own perspective on the ecologies — sensory, economic, and relational — that shape how art is made and experienced today. ​Physical copies of the book will be available to purchase during the event. RSVP at our link in bio! Thursday, April 9, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Onassis ONX 390 Broadway Floor 4, New York

​How do artists working at the nexus of art and technology negotiate a means to make art in today’s creative economy? Join us April 9 at 6PM at Onassis ONX for Ecologies of Artistic Practice — a book talk and conversation with @ashley.lee.wong , the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of @metaobjects , Mattia Casalegno (@a_radical_hypothesis ), and Alex Darby (@soapboxdarby ).  Ashley Lee Wong will present key ideas from her new @mitpress book: Ecologies of Artistic Practice: Rethinking Cultural Economies through Art and Technology, followed by short talks and live discussion between Ashley Lee Wong and interdisciplinary artists Mattia Casalegno and Alex Darby, each bringing their own perspective on the ecologies — sensory, economic, and relational — that shape how art is made and experienced today. Register: /urtwqxqm ​Physical copies of the book will be available to purchase during the event.

I’ll be giving a talk @prattdigitalarts in #NYC Wednesday, April 8, 2026 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Pratt Institute MH3E_02, Digital Arts Plaza, 3rd Floor, Myrtle Hall, 536 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 Department of Digital Art Guest Lecture Series, Spring 2026 Guest Lecture by Ashley Lee Wong Free and open to the public. Register to join. Link in bio🔗 Register: https://forms.gle/mrwpFvgWKcu8yjU29 More info: https://www.pratt.edu/events/dda-guest-lecture-series-spring-2026-ashley-wong-metaobjects/ Thanks @a_radical_hypothesis for hosting!

ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛꜱ: 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘬 (2012), screenshot del progetto. Courtesy Amber van den Eeden e Kalle Mattsson (dettaglio) • 𝘘𝘞. 10 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 (2021). Courtesy Claudia D’Alonzo e Standards. Foto: Sara Scanderebech. • 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 (dal 2017), screenshot del progetto, aprile 2020. Courtesy Guido Segni e Matìas Reyes. • 𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘔𝘖𝘕 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘊𝘌: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 (2013), immagine del progetto durante Transmediale. Courtesy Magda Tyżlik-Carver, Marcello Lussana e Tobias Muntzer. • 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (1986-1995), screenshot del progetto. Courtesy Judy Malloy. • 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 (2019-2021), screenshot del progetto 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘐-𝘛𝘕𝘉 (2021). Courtesy Eva Cetinić, Leonardo Impett, Joasia Krysa, MetaObjects (Ashley Lee Wong e Andrew Crowe) e Sui (dettaglio) • Paquete Semanal (2014-2024), screenshot del progetto. Courtesy Nestor Siré. ᴅᴇᴛᴛᴀɢʟɪᴏ ᴄᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪɴᴀ — Ghidini & Tedone, 𝘓𝘢 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘐𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦. 𝘋𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘣 𝘢𝘭𝘭’𝘐𝘈 (2026, Mimesis)

Join us on Friday April 10th for a book talk on ‘Ecologies of Artistic Practice: Rethinking Cultural Economies Through Art and Technology’ by author Ashley Lee Wong ( @ashley.lee.wong / @metaobjects ) followed by a roundtable discussion moderated by Emily Verla Bovino (Assistant Prof Art History CUNY @nimble_love_ivory ) with LoVid (@lovidlovid ), Kelani Nichole (@kelaninichole / @transfergallery ), Chris Woebken (@chriswoebken ), and Bri Griffin (@iso.muein / @rhizomedotorg ). Prime Produce 424 W 54th St, NY, NY 10019 Hosted @primeproduce by @chhaski and @wileycount 🔗 RSVP in bio ★ /8zkl77wr Poster by @auditoryscenesproject

How do artists working at the nexus of art and technology negotiate a means to make art in today’s creative economy? Join us April 9 at 6PM at Onassis ONX for Ecologies of Artistic Practice — a book talk and conversation with @ashley.lee.wong , the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of @metaobjects , Mattia Casalegno (@a_radical_hypothesis ), and Alex Darby (@soapboxdarby ). Ashley Lee Wong will present key ideas from her new @mitpress book: Ecologies of Artistic Practice: Rethinking Cultural Economies through Art and Technology, followed by short talks and live discussion between Ashley Lee Wong and interdisciplinary artists Mattia Casalegno and Alex Darby, each bringing their own perspective on the ecologies — sensory, economic, and relational — that shape how art is made and experienced today. ​Physical copies of the book will be available to purchase during the event. RSVP is available now at the link in bio!

RSPV for the talk now💫Link in bio 🚀 This Basel week, 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵 𝓕𝓵𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻 presents a series of panel talks dissecting the cyborg condition in modern art and urban design. Save the dates for March 24 & 28 for deep dives into our co-constitutive realities. 🗓 Talk 6: Flavoring Knowledge in Emergent Realities 📅 Date: 28 March (Sat) ⏰ Time: 4:30 - 5:30pm 📍Venue: 101080 HHH, 2/F, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Meet our guest speakers: 🔸 Shan Wong (@flyingpig.shan ) is an artist-researcher exploring human-urban dynamics within capitalist transformations across physical and digital spaces. As director of SATA, she investigates the intersection of art, technology, and society in Asia. Additionally, as part of the artist duo Foreseen Agency with Kachi Chan, she explores art-technology narratives. Their project Hello World Home, developed during a 2024 residency at the National Asia Culture Centre in Gwangju, examines digital capitalism in Korea and continues to explore the project during their artist residency at Diriyah Art Futures in Saudi Arabia. She is currently an assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Visual Arts. 🔸Jenn Leung (@jennnital ) is a creative technologist and simulation developer building game engine simulations and real-time streaming tools. Currently her research focuses on developing UE interfaces for living neurons and agent behaviour simulation, with two papers recently published in the MIT Antikythera Journal and a paper on UE-API for brain-on-a-chip platforms presented at NeurIPS 2025. Moderator: 🔹Ashley Lee Wong (@metaobjects ), PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies and Associate Director of the MA Cultural Management programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She manages the Research Network for Philosophy and Technology and the Technophany journal. Her research explores the contemporary cultural economies for artists and practitioners working at the intersection of art and technology. She is the author of the monograph Ecologies of Artistic Practice: Rethinking Cultural Economies through Art and Technology (The MIT Press, 2025).

Did you know the M+ facade is one of the largest screen facades in the world? 🌍 As one of Hong Kong’s most prominent tourist landmark, the construction process is just as impressive as it seems! 1. The Shape: An inverted T-shape massing that stands out to the harbour waterfront. 2. The Texture: Thousands of interlocking ceramic tiles created to picture a corrugated texture. 3. The Technology: A specialized hybrid LED system is tucked into the grooves of the tiles, allowing the building to function as a high-definition screen without losing its architectural texture. Now before you go, you get to understand more about how the LED facade was built! 🏗️ #architecture #foryoupage #hongkong #westkowloon #westk

I’m happy to announce that the @beyondmattereu project under the chapter title Beyond Matter: An Inquiry into the Modes of Exhibition Practices in the Virtual Condition is part of the new open access book in the DATA browser series. Curating Superintelligences: A Reader on AI and Future Curating (volume ten) This volume addresses a shift in contemporary curatorial field largely attributed to the ubiquitous presence of information and computational technologies, the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence, and the reclaiming of subaltern knowledges. It poses questions about the implications of these “super-intelligences” for contemporary art and culture, and the new possibilities for curatorial practice and its future forms. edited by Joasia Krysa and Magdalena Tyżlik-Carver with with contributions by Dominik Bönisch, CROSSLUCID, Marialaura Ghidini, Olga Goriunova, Francis Hunger, Leonardo Impett, Victoria Ivanova, Eva Jäger, Nathan Jones, Murad Khan, Nora N. Khan, Joasia Krysa, Jason Edward Lewis (Kanaka Maoli/Samoan), Mikhel Proulx, Nicolas Malevé, Gabriel Menotti, Lívia Nolasco-Rózsás, Alasdair Milne, Christiane Paul, Helen V. Pritchard, Tom Schofield, Skawennati (Kanien’kehá:ka), Sam Skinner, Katrina Sluis, Winnie Soon, Gaia Tedone, Suzanne Treister, Magdalena Tyżlik-Carver, Elvia Vasconcelos, Ashley Lee Wong, Mi You, Martin Zeilinger, Gary Zhexi Zhang.