Barcode People (Qihao Liang, Tong Shu) is a creative duo based in Naarm/Melbourne, syncing hypersurrealism with immersive digital expression. Their practice instantiates uncanny presence through post-internet aesthetics, rendered through performance, installation, gaming simulation, and video works.
Upcoming
- “Pantheon of the Forsaken: Chapter[D] ,14-17 Aug,Trocadero Project,Melbourne, 2025
- “The Making of Fried Rice”, Vr gaming simulacrum, Footscray Community Arts, Sep-Dec, 2025
Performance / Exhibition
- “Into The QUEUE” , SCOPE BLN, Berlin, Germany, 2024
- “The Digital Queue Act 3&4 ” , To the Under-world, Koppel X Gallery London, UK, 2023
- “The Seventh Day”, La Mama’s 2022 Exploration, Melbourne, Australia, 2022
- “The Seventh Day 头七” ,LOOKLIVE Theatre Program ,Chengdu, China, 2022
- “The Digital Queue” , Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2020
Collaboration
- “Lieutenant World’s Fair -The Motorcade of World of Tomorrow”, collaborate with Lieutenant Furniture Design at “See the future first” exhibition, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Australia, 2023
Residency & Development
- “Into The QUEUE” , SCOPE BLN, Berlin, Germany, Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
- “The Queue” ,Darebin Arts Speakeasy Development, Melbourne, Australia,Dec 2022
- “The Seventh Day 头七” ,LOOKLIVE Theatre Program ,Chengdu, China, May-Sep,2022
- “The Seventh Day” ,NEXT WAVE creative development at Brunswick Mechanics, Australia, June,2021