• The Octopus: Chapter One

    Sonic Screen Editorial Issue I
    by Sam Shiyi Qian
    by Sam Shiyi Qian

    It was an ordinary morning, not much different from before. Inside The Octopus, an underwater station beneath Island Coelacanth, LDS wakes up as usual just as luminated letters at the …

  • Taíno Proof of Sound

    Sonic Screen Editorial Issue I
    by Shih-yu Hsu
    by Shih-yu Hsu

    I. An Orchid that Smelled of Chocolate The sky is bright and high, the perfect definition of a nice day. We drove almost an hour out of the buzz and …

  • A Meta-Text in the Sonic Metaverse: Proof of Sound

    Sonic Screen Editorial Issue I
    by Sonic Screen
    by Sonic Screen

    This special issue is edited by Sonic Screen members: Shih-Yu Hsu, Wu Chi-Yu, Shen Sum-Sum, Musquiqui Chihying, Yu-Chieh Li. The five editors of Sonic Screen invited five writers to re-imagine various …

  • The Vertical Order Of Time

    The Age of Keywords: Geography as Metaphor, Keyword: Media Archaeology
    by Shih-yu Hsu
    by Shih-yu Hsu

    The Vertical and Horizontal Orders of Time The news reports that Japanese scientists have excavated ice cores in Antarctica to analyze the components constituting air one million years ago, in …

  • The Best

    The Age of Keywords: Geography as Metaphor, Keyword: Media Archaeology
    by Shih-yu Hsu
    by Shih-yu Hsu

    “Where are we heading to?” I look at the companion standing next to me. He/she is about the same height as me. Because we both wear spacesuit-like protection wear, I …