Mount Esctasy @ FUTURE VISION LAB 2026
DURATION: 2026-04-18 ~ 2026-06-07
OPENING: 0000-00-00 00:00-AM
VENUE: C-LAB FVL Dome
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With contemporary artist YAO Jui-Chung’s series, Mini Meme, as the creative core, Mount Ecstasy extends from YAO’s peculiar observations and whimsical imaginings of Taiwanese society, technological development, and history to reconstruct a fictional universe that merges mythical allegory with contemporary society. This universe echoes Mount Meru, a symbol revered in Buddhism and Hinduism as the central axis of the universe, which is transformed into Mount Ecstasy. This contemporary Taiwanese spiritual landscape is a hybrid world that intertwines maritime legends, information illusions, and spiritual parties, presenting a multi-faceted revelry of illusory reality.
With YAO as the original creator and concept director, the artwork is co-created by new media artist Yi KUO and experimental electronic musician Meuko Meuko. Deploying 3D game engine technology and immersive surround sound effects, the work extends the sci-fi mythology and narrative style established in the pair’s previous audiovisual performances, Invisible General and Ghost Island and reinterprets the scenes and characters from the paintings in the series, Mini Meme. This site-specific work designed for the immersive fulldome venue, FVL DOME, invites viewers to enjoy an experience that blends mythical imaginings and audiovisual illusions from a first-person perspective.
Original Creator, Concept Director: YAO Jui-Chung
Visual Direction and Production: Yi KUO
Music Production and Performance: Meuko Meuko
3D Character Design and Animation: XTRUX
Imaging Technology, Program Development: HUANG Wei
Sound Mix Engineering: LIU Shih-Wei
Visual Production Coordination: NONTECH
Visual Design: LIN Lung-Chin
Video exhibition: 5/28 (THU.)-5/31(SUN.) 12:00-18:00
*The work is approximately 13 minutes long and will be played on a loop.
*This work contains nudity, flashing lights and fast-moving imagery, viewer discretion is advised.
*Recommended for ages 6 and above. Audience members under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Live Performance: 5/30 (SAT.) 19:00
*The performance is approximately 60 minutes.
*This work contains nudity, flashing lights and fast-moving imagery, viewer discretion is advised.
*Recommended for ages 6 and above. Audience members under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Since its launch in 2020, C-LAB Future Vision Lab has continuously developed FUTURE VISION LAB, an experimental exhibition and performance project dedicated to constructing a dome-based digital architectural environment, with the aim of exploring the visual limits of technological media. Over the past six years, the project has presented more than 200 works.
In 2023, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, it is able to expand and upgrade to “FVL DOME”. In terms of size, it is built as the only large-scale movable DOME with a diameter of 15 meters. The audio-visual hardware and software have undergone several iterations, overcoming the image warping, calibration, mapping, play control, and video pre-production. The immersive projection system achieves a total resolution of up to 8K × 8K. Internally, a double-layer structure conceals the equipment, and a custom-designed acoustically transparent projection membrane has been developed. A refined sound field has been established, featuring a 25.4-channel immersive surround sound system. Moving forward, Future Vision Lab will continue to advance dome-based immersive environments in alignment with international standards, showcasing Taiwan’s creative energy and offering audiences a superior immersive sensory experience.
FUTURE VISION LAB 2026 will take place from April 18 to June 7, 2026, over eight consecutive weekends. Bringing together works from Taiwan, France, Spain, Hungary, Austria, South Korea, Japan, U.S.A., and Canada, the event features a total of 19 works across 16 programs. Through various formats—including exhibitions, screenings, and live performances—the project creates a platform for domestic and international artistic exchange, inviting audiences to step into the FVL DOME and immerse themselves in a sensory experience shaped by the convergence of diverse cultures.