Cultural promoter / 文化推动者

Culture grows
between signals.

A cultural promoter fostering the exchange of practices, techniques and ideas across art, technology and contemporary culture.

Enter the living archive
LIVE CODING✳EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC✳ALGORAVE✳DIGITAL ART✳LOCAL NODES✳COLLECTIVE IMPROVISATION✳
01 / MANIFESTO

Shù /ʂû/ is the practical wisdom that emerges when humans work with the world, rather than control it.

It is technique, craft, methodology and embodied knowledge combined — not abstract theory, but knowledge tested through practice. The name 术 refers to a method, technique or practice extracted from organic growth, rather than a purely mechanical idea of technology.

NOT A HUB.NOT A SCENE.A CULTURAL PROMOTER.
02 / SELECTED SIGNALS

Programmes
in motion.

Performances, workshops, residencies and collaborative spaces.

01
2026

The Branching Signal

Remote live coding + live painting transmissionJune 19–20 / distributed across cities

A networked performance connecting artists, spaces and communities through Flok, audiovisual improvisation, local screenings and distributed community nodes.

02
AUG 2026

Living Cloud 2026

Four-city live coding workshop seriesBerlin · Melbourne · Shanghai · Xiamen

A knowledge-sharing programme by Shù × 706 Community, inviting four live coders to guide beginner-friendly workshops across four local nodes.

03
2026

Signal Lab

Hands-on live coding workshopStrudel · Hydra · open jam

A practical entry into browser-based sound and image making, moving participants from listening to making through code, feedback and collective improvisation.

04
2026

hechyeomoyeo Live Painting × Live Coding

Live painting × live coding transmissionMexico / The Branching Signal

A live painting and live coding collaboration where image, sound and code unfolded together as part of a distributed cross-city signal.

03 / PRACTICE + NEXT

Workshops

Shù is building an IRL ecosystem for AlgoRave and live coding — making the scene more visible, connected and sustainable.

LIVING CLOUD 2026AUGUST / 4 CITIES ↗
01Shanghai — AV Jam: Strudel × Hydra+

CaathyR guides participants through sound, visuals and collaboration, ending with a short live-coded audiovisual performance.

  • August 15 · 19:00
  • 706 上海客厅
  • Tutor · CaathyR
02Xiamen — Live Coding Visual with Hydra+

A beginner-friendly introduction to creating glitchy, interactive visuals with the free and open-source live coding environment Hydra.

  • August 16 · 19:00
  • Xiamen 706
  • Tutor · JoeyJoeyJoe
03Berlin — Code as a Musical Instrument+

Alexandra Cárdenas introduces live coding as a musical practice, using Strudel for real-time rhythm, melody, variation and improvisation.

  • August 22 · 16:00
  • Berlin 706
  • Tutor · Alexandra Cárdenas
04Melbourne — Introduction to Algorave+

bright garbage introduces live-coded dance music and visuals with Strudel, Hydra and Flok, moving from a first line of code to a personal jam.

  • August 30 · 13:00
  • Melbourne 706
  • Tutor · bright garbage