NxEra Art Gallery is proud to present Lili Shen within our upcoming exhibition, Surface. A London-based artist and researcher at the forefront of interaction design, Shen transforms physiological and semantic signals, heartbeats, skin conductivity, and dreams, into immersive sensory environments. Her practice challenges the boundary between the biological and the digital, treating data not as a cold metric, but as a raw, emotional language capable of revealing our deepest "inner landscapes."
A centerpiece of this exhibition is Noosphere II, a key work that explores the concept of a shared cognitive field. Here, Shen constructs a responsive, data-driven environment where human signals are translated into a "soft digital architecture." By weaving together AI, data visualization, and storytelling, she envisions the collective subconscious as a fragile, networked sanctuary where memory becomes spatial and intimacy survives within technological systems.
With a portfolio spanning international showcases in Milan, Seoul, and London, and accolades including the Silver Prize at the London Contemporary Art Review, Shen brings profound depth to our exploration of materiality. Her work invites the public to look beneath the digital "skin" of our existence to find the vulnerability and collective consciousness pulsing underneath.
Exhibition Details
Event Name: Surface Exhibition
Date(s) & Time(s): May 29th – June 3rd, 2026
Event Location: Nxera Art Gallery, 616 E 9th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York
Type: Curated Group Exhibition (Physical & Digital)
Description: A showcase of global contemporary artists exploring themes of identity, memory, and transformation through the lens of surface and visual language.
NxEra Art Gallery is proud to present Lili Shen within our upcoming exhibition, Surface. A London-based artist and researcher at the forefront of interaction design, Shen transforms physiological and semantic signals, heartbeats, skin conductivity, and dreams, into immersive sensory environments. Her practice challenges the boundary between the biological and the digital, treating data not as a cold metric, but as a raw, emotional language capable of revealing our deepest "inner landscapes."
A centerpiece of this exhibition is Noosphere II, a key work that explores the concept of a shared cognitive field. Here, Shen constructs a responsive, data-driven environment where human signals are translated into a "soft digital architecture." By weaving together AI, data visualization, and storytelling, she envisions the collective subconscious as a fragile, networked sanctuary where memory becomes spatial and intimacy survives within technological systems.
With a portfolio spanning international showcases in Milan, Seoul, and London, and accolades including the Silver Prize at the London Contemporary Art Review, Shen brings profound depth to our exploration of materiality. Her work invites the public to look beneath the digital "skin" of our existence to find the vulnerability and collective consciousness pulsing underneath.
Exhibition Details
Event Name: Surface Exhibition
Date(s) & Time(s): May 29th – June 3rd, 2026
Event Location: Nxera Art Gallery, 616 E 9th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York
Type: Curated Group Exhibition (Physical & Digital)
Description: A showcase of global contemporary artists exploring themes of identity, memory, and transformation through the lens of surface and visual language.
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