IDEAS Performance Event: LOOM

Schedule

Thu Feb 26 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Qualcomm Institute | San Diego, CA

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An‬‭ inter-media‬‭ installation‬‭ and performance‬‭ project‬ by Han Zhang & Yifan Guo.
About this Event

Loom‬‭ is‬‭ an‬‭ inter-media‬‭ installation‬‭ performance‬‭ project‬‭ illuminating‬‭ the‬‭ often-invisible‬‭ labor‬‭ involved‬‭ to‬‭ facilitate‬‭ a‬‭ technology-powered‬‭ performance.‬‬

Join us Thursday, February 26th at the Qualcomm Institute, located in Atkinson Hall on UCSD campus. Performance begins at 5:00 PM.

‭ Han‬‭ Zhang‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ sound‬‭ artist,‬‭ computer‬‭ musician,‬‭ performer‬‭ and‬‭ engineer‬‭ based‬‭ on‬‭ earth.‬‭ She‬‭ actively‬‭ works‬‭ on‬‭ creative‬‭ projects‬‭ that‬‭ explore‬‭ the‬‭ new‬‭ form‬‭ of‬‭ multimedia‬ participatory‬‭ performances‬‭ with‬‭ DIY‬‭ installations‬‭ that‬‭ deliver‬‭ immersive‬‭ interactive‬ ‭ experience‬‭ and‬‭ support‬‭ her‬‭ theatrical‬‭ practice‬‭ discussing‬‭ the‬‭ collective‬‭ comprehension‬‭ of‬‭ technology,‬‭ art,‬‭ and‬‭ substantive‬‭ human‬‭ lives.‬‭ She‬‭ has‬‭ presented‬‭ her‬‭ works‬‭ in‬‭ various‬ academic‬‭ conferences‬‭ including‬‭ ICMC,‬‭ ACM,‬‭ Siggraph,‬‭ NeurIPS,‬‭ and‬‭ etc.‬‭ She‬‭ has‬‭ performed‬‭ in‬‭ venues‬‭ including‬‭ CNMAT(US),‬‭ Qualcomm‬‭ Institute(US),‬‭ Future‬‭ Stage‬‭ NY(US),‬‭ etc.‬‭ She‬‭ is‬‭ a‬ composer in residency at elektronmusikstudion(EMS) in Stockholm, Sweden, 2025.‬

Yifan‬‭ Guo‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ Chinese‬‭ composer,‬‭ performer,‬‭ and‬‭ intermedia‬‭ artist‬‭ who‬‭ specializes‬‭ in‬‭ the‬‭ innovative‬‭ exploration‬‭ of‬‭ multidimensional‬‭ music‬‭ perception‬‭ experiences,‬‭ employing‬‭ both‬‭ sonic‬‭ and‬‭ non-sonic‬‭ elements‬‭ in‬‭ performance.‬‭ Embracing‬‭ a‬‭ range‬‭ of‬‭ compositional‬‭ practices‬‭ from‬‭ music‬‭ theater‬‭ to‬‭ acoustic‬‭ music,‬‭ electro-acoustic‬‭ music,‬‭ sound‬‭ installation,‬ performative‬‭ installation,‬‭ and‬‭ other‬‭ intermedia‬‭ performance,‬‭ Guo‬‭ seeks‬‭ to‬‭ contribute‬‭ to‬ the innovative landscape of theatrical stage works.


About IDEAS:

The Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences aims to encourage interdisciplinary performing, visual, and literary-artists, as well as engineers and scientists, to take advantage of the Qualcomm Institute’s advanced audio-visual facilities, services and personnel in staging performances and presentations of new and experimental works and research.

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Qualcomm Institute, 3195 Voigt Drive, San Diego, United States

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