Brief Introduction

Artist Chen Junkai has been continuously exploring and innovating in the fields of audiovisual art, interactive installations, and sound-and-light installations, committed to breaking through the boundaries of traditional artistic expression. His Harmony automated music installation project ingeniously integrates artificial intelligence with art, incorporating multidisciplinary practices across engineering, music, and design to create interactive musical installations and stage performance projects. His creative audiovisual artworks have been widely exhibited at renowned domestic and international art venues, including Le Fresnoy—Studio national des arts contemporains (France), Nuit Blanche (Paris), Pearl Art Museum, West Bund Museum, Shanghai Exhibition Center, and Shanghai Music Hall, earning high praise from both industry professionals and general audiences. He possesses extensive teaching experience in art and design, as well as strong art project management skills. He has repeatedly engaged in in-depth collaborations with leading technology companies both in China and abroad, successfully achieving effective integration and efficient transformation of industry, academia, research, and innovation. In terms of academic background, he obtained professional degrees from prestigious overseas art institutions or research organizations and accumulated substantial overseas research experience. These international perspectives have provided a solid theoretical foundation and a broad global vision for his artistic practice.

Research

Automatic Music Instrument

Kinetic Lighting Installation

Projection Mapping Installation

Teaching

Undergraduate: Sound Design

Education Background

2015.09-2017.06  Post Diplome, Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contamporains

2014.09-2015.06  Art Plastique（DNSEP）, École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts à la Villa Arson

2013.09-2014.06  Art Plastique （DNAP）, École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts à la Villa Arson

2013.09-2015.06  Composition Electroacoustique (Study), Conservatoire de Nice

Work Experience

2026.06-present  Tongji University Adjunct faculty

2025.01-present  Shanghai University of Engineering Science, School of Design, Director of NLIMITED TECH LAB

Design

[1] 2024  WDCC Opening Performance, ”Correspondance” Automatic Music Instrument （Director of Design and Production）

[2] 2025  WDCC Opening Performance，”Demilune” Kinetic Lighting Installation（Director of Design and Production）

Publications

[1] 2025  MoCA，Exhibition Codes of Tides (Artist)

[2] 2024  Cadillac·Shanghai Music Hall, Exhibition ”Correspondance” Automatic Music Instrument (Artist)

[3] 2024  Shanghai Exhibition Centre，Shanghai International Lighting Festival (Artist)

[4] 2022  Shanghai West Bund Museum，2^6 Performance (Artist)

[5] 2017  Eglise Saint Bernard de la Chapelle，La Nuit Blanche (Artist)

Honors and Awards

[1] 2023  Shortlist of Lumen Prize, HUA AWARD, UK (Artist)

[2] 2018  Finalist of AUDI TATLENT, France (Artist)

Contact

Email：junkaiprojet@126.com

Web：www.chenjunkai.com