Prof. Bai Ziqian's Team's Interactive Artwork Bioluminescent Body Selected for 'Material Thinking' – The First International Contemporary Material Art Biennale with a Global Acceptance Rate of 7%

Organizers：Tsinghua University

Host Unit：Institute of Contemporary Art Research, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Academic Support：Tsinghua Art 
"International Material Art Studies (IMAS)"
Date & Venue：December 2022 – February 2023, Qingdao
Advisor：Prof.Bai Ziqian (Assistant Professor, SDIM)
Main Designers：Dr. Shao Li (Postdoctoral Fellow, SDIM)、Hu Hongci (Joint PhD Candidate, SDIM & The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2021 Cohort)
Participants：Wang Yimin (Research Assistant, SDIM)、Liu Honglei (SDIM Nanshan Phase I)、Li Mingshuo (SDIM Nanshan Phase II)、Han Yujie (SDIM Nanshan Phase II)、Dr. Jiang Mengqi (Postdoctoral Fellow, SDIM)

The Material Thinking – First International Contemporary Material Art Biennale received 2,066 submissions from 80 countries and regions worldwide, including 1,196 works from abroad and 870 works from China. Following initial and secondary evaluations (blind review) by the international jury committee, 150 works were selected: 82 from abroad and 68 from China, with an overall acceptance rate of approximately 7%. Including 16 invited works, a total of 166 pieces were exhibited.