Abu dhabi: Chinese creative influence took centre stage at BRIDGE Summit 2025 - the world's largest debut media event - as Yang Lan, one of China's most recognisable broadcast journalists and media entrepreneurs, drew a packed audience eager to hear her vision for the future of art in an AI-driven world. Speaking as Co-Founder and Chairperson of Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation, Lan brought to Abu Dhabi a sweeping view of how digital art, interdisciplinary experimentation, and emerging technologies are reshaping the creative landscape across China and beyond.
According to Emirates News Agency, Lan guided audiences through the emergent wave of AI-powered creativity in a session titled 'The Future of Art Is Felt, Not Just Seen'. She illustrated how artists across China are increasingly merging psychology, science, heritage, and urban design through new technological tools - a shift redefining how audiences encounter and interpret creative work. Lan spotlighted groundbreaking examples from the Hengqin-Macau International Digital Art Expo, where visitors stepped inside biometric-driven environments, observed imagined underwater ecosystems generated by sensors attached to oysters, and interacted with 3D recreations of museum artefacts. These works, she explained, represent a deeper cultural transition: art is no longer confined to passive viewing but is becoming a multi-sensory field shaped by data, immersion, and emotional presence.
She framed this movement as part of a broader surge of experimentation among young Chinese creators and technologists. 'We are living in a very exciting age,' she enthused, 'when we call for a new ecosystem of media, of artistic and design revolution. of the creation, exhibition, experience, and the trade of digital IP in the future. And using blockchain, I think that's coming before we can expect.' The UAE's ongoing investment in contemporary artistic expression made BRIDGE Summit 2025 a fitting stage for Lan's exploration of digital creativity.
The session forms part of a 300+ session program that reflects BRIDGE Summit's scale and ambition. The debut edition of BRIDGE Summit takes place from 8-10 December 2025 at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi.