Algorithmic Flesh
Algorithmic Flesh is an interactive installation created for the presentation of cultural heritage. The installation tracks the real-time body movements of a participant and uses the movement data as the input for a generative artificial intelligence system. The system is trained on images of Dunhuang murals and generates a celestial dancer in motion on a large projection. When a posture matches a recorded mural pose, the participant's silhouette is transformed into the dancer. The aim is to turn a static archive into a shared and living experience.
Algorithmic Flesh Generative AI Ritual by Yalin Wang was identified as an exceptional illustration of strategy design by the A' Design Award. Algorithmic Flesh Generative AI Ritual earned the Bronze A' Design Award in Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design in 2026. The A' Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design competition which celebrates superior design of algorithmic artworks, parametric architectures, generative graphics, AI-Assisted illustrations, computational sculptures, procedural patterns, evolutionary installations, interactive experiences and more.
