Digital Preservation
DIGITAL PRESERVATIONRecording grottoes, images, spaces and historical sites to establish a reliable digital foundation for long-term research and reuse.
XUNKU PROJECT · SINCE 2022
A Digital Civilization Initiative
Inspired by China’s Grotto Heritage.
A Digital Civilization Project Rooted in
China’s Grotto Heritage.
01 / WHY XUNKU
OUR PROPOSITION
Bringing civilizational heritage
back into contemporary life.
XUNKU does not reproduce the grotto. It develops an ongoing method spanning preservation, restoration and public transformation. Here, technology is not spectacle, but a medium through which civilization can be understood anew.
Appropriate Restoration
APPROPRIATE RESTORATIONWorking within evidence and defined boundaries to make inaccessible or difficult-to-read heritage visible again.
Contemporary Experience
CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCEReturning heritage to contemporary perception and life through cinema, exhibitions, interactive experience and public space.
02 / CONTENT & WORLD
Content and a Universe of Works
The works are where the project’s methods take form.
IMMERSIVE CINEMA · 2022—2026
Echoes Beneath
XUNKU · ECHOES BENEATH
Master version completed · Version lineage under reviewEnter the work →
IN PRODUCTIONDi Renjie: Phantom Face, Burning Heart
XUNKU · DI RENJIE: PHANTOM FACE, BURNING HEART
WORK SERIES《名山寻踪》
TRACING THE RENOWNED MOUNTAINS
REALIZEDEvolution of Marvelous Manifestations
XUNKU · EVOLUTION OF MARVELOUS MANIFESTATIONS
HOLOGRAPHIC THEATRESacred Images of the Mountains
SACRED IMAGES OF THE MOUNTAINS
REALIZED · 2024Eight Phases of the Buddha’s Life
EIGHT PHASES OF THE BUDDHA’S LIFE
IMMERSIVE IMAGE SPACE · 2022Qingzhou Ancient City Time Tunnel
QINGZHOU ANCIENT CITY TIME TUNNEL
03 / METHOD & SYSTEM
Not a single work,
but an evolving system.
- 01Research and Fieldwork
- 02Digital Capture and Preservation
- 03Restoration and Cultural Computing
- 04Narrative and Spatial Production
- 05Public Communication and Archiving
04 / PUBLIC EXITS
Five Public Expressions
One body of civilizational assets entering reality through different media.01
XUNKU CinemaPanoramic Immersive Cinema
Entering grotto narratives through panoramic image and spatial sound.
02Game & InteractiveParticipatory Experience
A developing direction that transforms exploration, research and narrative into participation.
IN DEVELOPMENT03XUNKU ExhibitionArt Exhibitions
Currently presented through XUNKU Station at Hemuli, Hangzhou.
04XUNKU StationIntegrated Cultural Space
A physical gateway connecting content, exhibitions, public education and local culture.
05XUNKU GoodsObjects and Editions
Bringing grotto imagery and cultural imagination into useful, shareable objects for contemporary life.
05 / XUNKU ALREADY HAPPENED
The project has begun,
and continues to unfold.
Grounded in formal materials, work records and existing assets.
Works and spatial programmes currently in production, review or development.
Clearly identified directions that are not presented as completed achievements.
DIGITAL ART CULTURAL SPACE
XUNKU Station
URBAN GATEWAY OF THE PROJECTA digital art cultural space where preservation, restoration and public transformation enter everyday life.
Hemuli, Hangzhou · 1,500–1,600 m² · 4.5 m ceiling · in construction · visualizationExplore Station →06 / SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE
Shared Foundations and Public Programmes
Research and publishing support every public expression of XUNKU.Research & Digital Heritage
Field research, digital capture, cultural computing, evidence management and long-term asset stewardship.
Explore research →XUNKU Press
Publishing, archives, public education and open exchange bring research into a wider cultural context.
View public programmes →Contact
For research partnerships, publishing, education and public cultural programmes.
admin@xunku.art →07 / XUNKU TEAM
Continue the search
with us.
XUNKU brings together art, research, technology and spatial practice.CREATIVE TEAM
Yu Zhen
Pan Haitian
Bing Yin
Song Xinran
Chen Juntao
Zhang Wenjia
Lü Chuanping
Li Zhe
Qian Yiyi
Li Jifang
Ding Guijie
Huang Zirui
Wu Yilei
He Tao
OPEN CALL
Research & Content
Grotto art, cultural heritage, art history, narrative research and bilingual writing.
Digital Image & Real-Time Engines
3D visualisation, animation, technical art, Unreal Engine, interaction and spatial sound.
Exhibition & Space
Exhibition design, spatial narrative, installation development, engineering coordination and on-site delivery.
Production & Communication
Producing, project management, visual communication, editorial work and international collaboration.
Please send a short biography, portfolio or relevant project experience, and indicate how you would like to contribute.
admin@xunku.art →