# Ping-Sheng Wu 吳秉聖

> Artist and Lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Program of Technology and Art, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan. Works across sound art, audiovisual performance, and media installation. 藝術家、國立清華大學專任講師，創作涵蓋聲音藝術、音像演出與媒體裝置。

Contact: pingsheng.wu5@gmail.com
Site: https://edu.pingshengwu.com/

## Profile

Ping-Sheng Wu (吳秉聖) is an artist working across sound art, audiovisual performance, and media installation, and a Lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Program of Technology and Art, National Tsing Hua University. He holds an MA in Creative Sound and Media Technology from Bath Spa University (UK, 2017) and a BFA from Taipei National University of the Arts (2012). From 2016–2022 he was music supervisor at the media art company noiseKitchen. In 2024 he co-founded the media art brand SYNZR.

## Expertise

- Sound Art (聲音藝術)
- Audiovisual Performance (音像演出)
- Media Installation (媒體裝置)
- Computer Music (電腦音樂) — Max/MSP, SuperCollider, Ableton, modular
- Real-Time Visuals (即時影像) — TouchDesigner, GLSL
- Generative Art (生成藝術)
- Spatial Audio (空間音訊) — Ambisonics, Wave Field Synthesis, fulldome
- Modular Synthesis (模組合成) — VCV Rack

## Teaching (National Tsing Hua University)

Teaching method: a four-stage cycle — lecture → workshop → discussion → production — emphasizing conceptual grounding before technique, theory-practice integration, and student self-authorship.

Courses:
- 音像藝術創作 Audiovisual Art Creation
- 電腦音樂製作 Computer Music Production
- 聲音未來：科技與音樂文化 Sonic Futures: Technology and Music Culture
- 即時影像與參數設計 Real-Time Image & Parametric Design
- 當代聲響 Contemporary Sound
- 聲音設計 Sound Design
- 錄音與母帶製作 Recording & Mastering
- 穹頂沉浸式聲景設計 Dome Spatial Sound Design

## Auditory Aesthetics (A+A / AA) Series 聽覺美學系列

Page: https://edu.pingshengwu.com/aa/

Auditory Aesthetics (brand mark "A+A", commonly abbreviated AA, 聽覺美學系列) is a series dedicated to sound and technology, hosted by Ping-Sheng Wu at the Graduate Institute of Art and Technology, National Tsing Hua University. Through lectures, performances, and workshops it positions sound as a central medium for research and creation, spanning six thematic axes: Audio Engineering (聲音工程), Algorithmic Composition (演算法作曲), Spatial Audio (空間音訊), Immersive Environments (沉浸式環境), Deep Learning (深度學習), and AI Audio Processing (人工智慧音訊處理).

Past editions:

2025:
- 2025-05-05 · 感知與介面 / Perception and Interface: The Evolution of Audio Engineering from Studio to Wearable · Tseng Kweiwen 曾奎紋
- 2025-05-12 · 隨機與結構 / Stochastic and Pattern: The Theory and Implementation of Algorithmic Composition · Tseng Kweiwen 曾奎紋
- 2025-09-24 · 黑盒子圖像的殘響 / Reverberation of the Blackbox Image · Ting-Chun Liu 劉庭均
- 2025-10-15 · 沈浸感官的隱形主角 / The Hidden Sensorium of Immersion: Constructing Spatial Perception and the Virtual Acoustic Field · Kao Chin-Lun 高勤倫

2026 (科技與聲音專題大師班 / Technology & Sound Master Class):
- 2026-04-20 · Kohui (media artist), master class
- 2026-04-27 · Kohui (media artist), master class
- 2026-04-30 · AI 類比模擬技術在專業音訊領域的演進 / The Evolution of AI Analog Emulation in Pro Audio · Neil Lee 李依哲 (Founder & CEO, Master Tones)
- 2026-05-04 · SOUND IMAGE LIGHT SPACE · MONOCOLOR (Marian Essl), Vienna-based audiovisual artist

## Selected Work

- Temporal Strata 時間層理 (2026) — FUTURE VISION LAB (C-LAB Taipei), FilmGate Interactive (Miami), SAT Fest (Montréal). Dome work, with Liu Cheng-Chieh.
- Folding Harmonies 折疊和聲 (2023–2025) — FilmGate Interactive (Miami), TSMC Heart-Building Arts Festival × C-LAB Future Vision Lab (NTHU).
- The Boundary of Sense 感覺的邊界 (2024) — NTT Arts NOVA, National Taichung Theater. SYNZR.
- Algorithmic Harmony 演算法和諧 (2024) — Kunstfest Weimar, Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar. With Chen Yi and Wang Chung-Kun.
- Anteriusound 投聲計畫 (2020) — Taiwan Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
- Sensing Dark Matter 暗宇之感 (2025, sound design) — Asia TOPA (Melbourne), SPRING Performing Arts Festival (Utrecht), Taipei Arts Festival. YiLab × Su Wen-Chi.

## Education

- MA, Creative Sound and Media Technology, Bath Spa University, UK (2017)
- BFA, Taipei National University of the Arts (2012)

## Awards & Residencies

- First Prize, 6th Digital Art Performance Award (2015)
- Taipei Digital Art Awards selections (2014, 2015, 2016)
- C-LAB CREATORS Program (2020)
- EMPAC residency, Troy NY (2020, with YiLab)
- Triangle Arts Association residency, New York (2019)
- IRCAM ManiFeste Artist Exchange Program, Paris (2019, via Taiwan Sound Lab)