Cannes Immersive Work "Colored Fire" Explores the Good and Evil of Fire Through Water

The Taiwanese-British-French co-production "Colored Fire: An Immersive Concert with Yuja Wang," nominated in the Immersive Competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, presents another facet of "fire" through "water." Director Pierre-Alain Giraud explained that fire can bring life but also cause war, its contradictions mirroring human nature. He hopes to invite the audience on an adventure through immersive art, reuniting them within a universal theme. In a 450-square-meter fully projected space in Cannes, a real Steinway piano is placed at the center. The audience enters wearing headset displays without earphones and can freely approach the piano to observe the virtual performance of the Chinese-American pianist up close, or move away to experience the "world of fire" that evolves with the music. Giraud said he is dedicated to immersive creation because he truly believes in universality, humanity, and the collective spirit, hoping audiences feel connected as they see themselves appear in the work through changing virtual avatars.