Since its founding in 2022, CDSA has continuously probed the potential of embedding media art and digital public art within urban public domains. By interconnecting large-scale public LED screens across cities and nations, it dismantles the boundaries of conventional exhibition spaces and integrates art into everyday urban life.

Spanning Hangzhou, Milan, Singapore, Hamburg and beyond, CDSA is building a transnational exhibition network for urban digital public art. Artworks continuously displayed on civic screens transform the city itself into an open exhibition venue, enabling the public to encounter contemporary media and digital public art amid daily routines.

In 2026, guided by the theme The Liquid Commons, CDSA turns its focus to the transformation of public space in the digital age: as urban environments are increasingly shaped by digital media, network connectivity and real-time data, how may art contribute to the construction of new public cultural spheres? How can the ocean transition from a remote, invisible natural entity into a shared public reality for urban residents to perceive, interpret and collectively debate? How might the bonds between humans and cities, humans and oceans be re-established?