The exhibition Into the Light, which brings together new media artworks of 11 Chinese contemporary artists, explores the "internal drive" of humanity.

Via audio art, laser audio-visual installation, interactive imaging device, mechanical installation, photography and video, the event demonstrates the multi-layered relationship between light and nature, life, technology and future humanity.

The first part, "Light • Origin", launches the exhibition and traces the source of human vitality, showcasing works by artists Xu Ge, Xu Ziwei and Jiang Pengyi.

The second part "Light • Aggregation" rises to the spiritual dimension, using light as a metaphor of the ever-developing human civilization. The audience can enjoy works of artists Shen Linghao and Xu Yibo, as well as the special photography feature "One Hundred Years: People in China", which presents the life of Chinese people in the past 100 years.

The third part, "Light • Derivatization", focuses on technology and future world. Artists He Yanchao and Huang Xiaoqian, and artist Wu Yuan'an and musician Yang Sitao express their interest in virtual space. Multimedia installation Extreme by Zhao Yan, chairman of the board of Bloomage Biotech and curator of Beijing Times Art Museum, and artist Liang Hongwei guide audience to the "center" of light. Each individual is like a light source, and all people gather their forces to move toward the light.

If you go:

Exhibition period: Dec 14 to Feb 27

Exhibition time: Monday to Sunday 10 am-10 pm (Admission closes at 9:30 pm)

Address: Beijing Times Art Museum (Northeast corner of Huaxi Live•Wukesong, No. 69, Fuxing Road, Haidian district, Beijing)