Clouds are complex entities. In nature, clouds freely inhabit the sky and our imagination. In the virtual realm, especially in the days we are living in, we strongly rely on cloud computing. We are surrounded by clouds in many forms. The current social and healthcare crisis has brought us closer to the ever-present clouds around us. They have become our common medium in the era of social distancing. This project aims to draw parallels in how we perceive these clouds and to expand the idea of “cloud” for people experiencing web/video/sound art.
Jigme Tshewang
Jigme Tshewang is a Bhutanese digital media practitioner, educator, and animator based in Bhutan. He currently serves as Lecturer at the School of Interactive Design and Development at Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, where he has taught for over a decade. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Media Studies from Bhutan and a Master’s degree in Media Arts and Culture from Danube University Krems, Austria. Tshewang teaches digital media content production and design, and heads a university-based design and animation studio that functions both as a pedagogical laboratory and a professional production space. His practice centers on animation and digital media as platforms for storytelling, cultural preservation, and cross-cultural communication. Through his work, he explores how emerging technologies—particularly cloud-based systems and digital infrastructures—reshape perception, memory, and social connection. Committed to strengthening Bhutan’s digital arts ecosystem, Tshewang integrates local cultural narratives into contemporary media forms, positioning animation not only as a creative practice but also as a means of representing Bhutanese identity within global digital culture.