Artist Bio
Rhett Tsai (Cai Yuxiao) is a new media artist and experimental-game developer based in Hangzhou, China. He was born in 1995 in Ningde, China. Currently, he is a lecturer of Open Media Department at China Academy of Art. Based on China’s unique Internet ecosystem and media society, Rhett’s interests include art and technology, cyberculture based on China, smart cities, and hypertext. His work spans multiple fields including experimental game, virtual reality, computer animation, and sound to express his critical reflection on the media society here and now. Recently, his work How Deep Is the Dark Water? won the HUA Award for the Lumen Prize 2023 and was the finalist for the IGF(Independent Games Festival) 2023.