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Project 1 PresciptionJul–2024
Prescription is a multimedia artwork that includes video, installation, graphic design, and live performance.  The piece employs performative elements, using body language and symbols to convey the physical condition and emotions of individuals with stomach ailments.

Through the artwork, viewers will recognize the strong connection between the stomach and emotions, and they will experience a sense of anxiety regarding stomach health.

Prescription comes from my personal experience, as I have suffered from stomach problems since childhood. My mother took me to various legitimate or non-legitimate treatments, but none of them were effective. From my childhood perspective, every treatment seemed as ridiculous and terrifying as the ones portrayed in the performances. I also constantly wondered if there was a cure, and I believe the answer is yes.


Performance Video:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1h4HqeiETA/?vd_source=0f80287afbc03764516b60695a7d76e9

Installation Design
 Physical Performance
 Graphic Design

Project 2Mr./Mrs. StomachNov–2023
Mr./Mrs. Stomach is a video work composed of a series of musical and visual sounds produced by the stomach, which challenge the audience to think about the importance of the stomach in emotional management.

The purpose of Mr./Mrs. Stomach is to arouse people's attention to their own stomach and stimulate the audience's thinking about the relationship between stomach and emotions. The work is inspired by one question: What role does the stomach play in the management of emotions? The stomach is like a mirror, reflecting the changes of people's emotions.

Video:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1AcHqesEd6/?vd_source=0f80287afbc03764516b60695a7d76e9

 Sound design
Moving Image


Project 3 MaerryMay–2023
Do you remember what your wedding was like and what impressed you the most? A three-tiered cream cake, a wreath at the wedding, a gun salute at the exchange of rings or walking down the red carpet together.
When recalled many years later, memories seem ambiguous.

Mærry is an odor device that emits specific odors. The Proust effect can bring back memories.

Video:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1AcHqesERP/?vd_source=0f80287afbc03764516b60695a7d76e9

Installation Design
Coding
Memory
Smell


Project 4Blood for BloodJan–2023
Mosquitoes are important vectors of disease transmission and are widely distributed throughout the world.

In the future, the project uses RNAi technology so that mosquitoes will not be digested after feeding on blood. The blood will be extracted again and centralized in the blood center for further processing for medical donation. We named this project "Blood for Blood".

We don't know how much impact this has had on the blood-sucking mosquitoes, or how much impact it will have on the ecological chain, but it is clear that humans have once again used technology to affect a species.

We should reflect on where we really belong in the whole of nature, and not let this status quo develop. Perhaps one day, nature will also make us "blood blood".

Installation Design
 Speculative Design
 Environmental Protection

Project 5SparkleMay–2023
What comes to your mind when talking about funerals? 

The death of a loved one, a heavy funeral and paper money in the sky. Burial is currently the main form of burial in China, but it is extremely harmful. China is currently dominated by burial, which brings a great deal of environmental pollution. Although policy restricts burial, it's ineffective. 

SPARKLE is a service that enhances the funeral experience and promotes eco-burials.  The value of this service is to optimise the funeral service experience and to promote environmentally friendly burial practices, to raise awareness and to make users more actively involved in eco-burial. 

Service Design
User Interface Design
Web Design

Project 6Keyboard  MuseumNov–2022
As a small exhibition hall, the Keyboard Museum uses traditional display cases, interactive installations, immersive Spaces and audio and video Spaces to introduce the whole life and past of the keyboard. The overall style of the exhibition hall is cold and full of science and technology. Reasonable streamlines and rich content give the audience a feast on the audiovisual.

  Interior Design
Installation Design
Exhibition Design
Project 7Other Works2023–2024
This area showcases a number of other projects from 2023 to 2024, including works from different art fields.

 Poster Design
VI Design
UI Design
Service Design
Generative Art
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