janet wang

visual artist

I create interactive artworks to encourage embodied empathy, foster cultural belonging, and make art accessible.

Working with emerging creatives and technical collaborators, I bring together visual narratives with artwork interfaces.

Welcome to Gold Mountain

This is the online version. The original work is controlled with the user's motion.

Created by Janet Wang Studio with the generous support of the Canada Council for Arts

Game production and programming by Joseph Walden and William Clark

Audio FX and original sound composition by Juan Francisco Castillo Regaldo

2023

The Celestials is virtual reality interactive artwork created by Janet Wang Studio with the generous support of the British Columbia Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

We created two worlds that are one and the same - a 'futuristic' version where the player must gather keys to unlock the Celestials trapped in this alien world; and the real world, Harling Point, the first Chinese cemetery in Canada.

This video is an in-headset recording.

Game programming by Jon Bogert and Naashon McFarlane

Audio by Jon Bogert and Bryce McArdle