​Open Your Eyes is not simply about Vision.
It is about Perspective. Presence. Consciousness.

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“The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe.” —— Ways of Seeing, John Berger

 

In 1972, Berger challenged the neutrality of vision. He argued that seeing is never passive, it is shaped by history, power, memory, and ideology. In an age of mechanical reproduction, he asked us to question how images construct meaning.

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Today, in the age of generative AI, the question returns with new urgency. AI can generate endless faces and worlds, but storytelling demands more than that. It requires continuity, emotion, and characters who persists across time. A believable presence. A consistent inner life.​​

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​This year, we invite creators to move beyond image and into presence, work across 2D, 3D, live-action hybrids, and interactive forms to build AI characters that do more than appear on screen.

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Not just visible, but vivid.
Not just generated, but felt.

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Join us on this journey.

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Jiajian Min, Chair

Anna Borou Yu, Cochair