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Li Yi-Fan's Avatar Puppeteering at Venice's Palazzo delle Prigioni

exhibition · 2026-05-09

Taipei-born artist Li Yi-Fan presents a work at the Palazzo delle Prigioni in Venice, using avatar puppeteering to explore AI visual futures and Taiwan's precarious nationhood. The piece responds to the tension between digital melancholy and geopolitical uncertainty.

Key facts

  • Li Yi-Fan is a Taiwanese artist born in Taipei.
  • The work is exhibited at the Palazzo delle Prigioni in Venice.
  • The artist uses avatar puppeteering as a medium.
  • The work expresses a tense response to AI visual futures.
  • The work also conveys a sense of Taiwan's precarious nationhood.
  • The exhibition is part of the Venice Biennale context.

Entities

Artists

  • Li Yi-Fan

Institutions

  • Palazzo delle Prigioni

Locations

  • Taipei
  • Venice
  • Italy

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