GAME ART: LEYUAN LI’S HALF DAY TOUR (2024)
Leyuan Li, Half Day Tour, video installation, 2024, screenshot, photo: HFBK Hamburg
Half Day Tour is a video installation by Leyuan Li, derived from a game he developed and recorded. In this work, the artist assumes the role of a guide, leading viewers through the mechanics of the game system. Set within a fictionalized natural environment, the game follows a boat - scanned by the artist after encountering it in Nigeria - that players navigate through a landscape shaped by his personal visual memories. As they progress, they encounter landmarks accompanied by whimsical, fictional background stories. Yet, any attempt to uncover hidden sites inevitably returns them to the starting point.
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