Xin Liu

Xin Liu is an artist and engineer whose contribution to “Evolving Pixels” is a collaboration with Nan Zhao . Her recent research centers on the verticality of space, extraterrestrial explorations, and the cosmic metabolism of our planet and how it is affected by technological infrastructure. She graduated from MIT Media Lab with a masters in Media Arts & Sciences after an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a BE from Tsinghua University, Beijing. Xin is the Arts Curator for the Space Exploration Initiative at MIT Media Lab and an artist-in-residence at SETI Institute. She is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including Porche’s Chinese Young Artist of the Year 2021, Forbes 30 under 30 Asia, X Museum Triennial Award, the Van Lier Fellowship from The Museum of Arts and Design, amongst others.

From PROOF OF PIXELS, April 2023