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2026 VISUREAL · International Image Art Festival (VIIAF)
As a continuously evolving contemporary image-based art medium, imagery has become a vital cognitive bridge connecting historical experience with present perception. In today’s context, where globalization and digital technologies are deeply intertwined, images not only reshape the ways culture is communicated but also continuously influence how we understand history, space, and the world.
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Especially against the backdrop of the ongoing Belt and Road Initiative and deepening cross-regional exchanges, imagery provides new perspectives for reinterpreting the historical memories and lived experiences carried by the Silk Road. Within this framework, the 2026 VISUREAL·International Image Art Festival (VIIAF) places image-based art at the heart of its research and creative expression, revisiting the Silk Road’s significance and position within contemporary cultural structures.
Rooted in Chengdu—a key historical and contemporary cultural node along the Silk Road—the festival expands its curatorial vision to the Belt and Road regions and beyond. By bringing together diverse image-based forms, including photography, microfilms, short videos, AI-generated imagery, and AR/VR installations, VIIAF focuses on the movement, circulation, and convergence of people, materials, ideas, and technologies across different times and spaces. Its curatorial approach reflects on historical heritage while highlighting the new cultural meanings continuously generated through the ongoing dialogue of civilizations.
