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Topic: The art of Jeffrey Shaw Student name: Lee Ching Chi (Billy) Student number: 60170220 Jeffrey Shaw devoted his life primarily to exploring interactive new media art, such as using inflatable structures, circular domes, and moving platforms to expand the boundaries restricted by the traditional 16:9 rectangular cinematic view. Shaw was the Dean of the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2016. I am particularly interested in his architectural approach to cinema, where he tried to dematerialize the screen and projected his vision of live performance with architectural imagery. Shaw truly redefined the relationship between the audience and the cinematic image, transforming the traditional cinema experience from watching directly from a movie on the screen into active participation.   [Circular inflated dome in CORPOCINEMA] (Img source: https://www.jeffreyshawcompendium.com/portfolio/corpocinema/)  For my research this week, I focused on ...