Beyond the screen
How can touch, light, scent and material become understandable forms of feedback? I am interested in sensory interaction that gives people room to interpret and respond.
Interaction · Digital experience · Spatial practice
Making space
for human experience.
I'm Jinyi, a designer and artist moving from sculpture and spatial practice into interaction design. I explore how material, technology and sensory experience shape the way we feel and connect.
About me & CV ↗
01 / Interactive installation · 2026
Emotion Moon Phase
An encounter with touch, light and scent, exploring emotion through the body.
Selected work
WaySure
02 ↗Decision support for students travelling with uncertain or conflicting real-time public transport information.
Dream of the Garden
03 ↗A garden organised around five scent experiences, drawing on characters and imagery from Dream of the Red Chamber.
Bai Xiang Ju
04 ↗Reading a layered city through entrances, levels and the boundary between public life and home.
Luminous Veil
05 ↗A waterway linking places of everyday life, rest and remembrance.
Research interests
Agency in experience
How can an experience support expression while leaving participation, disclosure and withdrawal in the hands of its audience?
Material stories, digital access
How might digital experiences communicate cultural objects without losing their physical qualities, stories and context?
Full work index
Original portfolio · High-resolution PDF ↗Emotion Moon Phase
02WaySure
03Dream of the Garden
04Bai Xiang Ju
05Luminous Veil
06After the End
07Sealed Memories
08The Twelve Zodiac Animals
09The Verdant Weave
10The Ephemeral Coast
11Coral Terrace
12Farewell in Candlelight
13The Things We Planted
14Mist
15Fields of Hope
16Sculpture Studies
17Material to Digital
My practice began with making things by hand. It now connects material exploration, spatial thinking and an interest in how people experience technology.
A background in sculpture and public art taught me to think through materials, models and the body. Work in rehabilitation support, design assistance and exhibition coordination has also shaped my interest in participation, communication and care. I am developing this foundation toward interaction design and HCI research.
The University of Edinburgh
MSc Landscape and Wellbeing · Expected August 2027
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
BA Sculpture · Core module average 87/100
Experience
Rehabilitation Assistant · Chongqing Liangjiang Minsheng Hospital
Art-based activities using painting, clay and movement; observation and documentation with care colleagues.
Design Assistant · Chongqing Arts and Crafts Environmental Art Research Institute
Site research, concept sketches, clay models, material comparisons and coordination through fabrication and installation.
Site-Specific Artist · Hangda Steelworks / Hangda Construction Group
Reclaimed-steel artwork responding to the site and its industrial transformation.
Design Assistant · Shenzhen Youjie Space Technology
Remote concept development, AI-assisted visual exploration, physical models and project documentation.
Curatorial Assistant · Chongqing Artists Association
Artist liaison, exhibit intake, installation support and evaluation-event coordination.
Tools & ways of working
Figma · Rhino · Blender · SketchUp · Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign · Procreate
Physical prototyping · Material studies · Visual storytelling · Project documentation · AI-assisted concept exploration
Mandarin (native) · English (IELTS 7.0)
Contact
Let’s explore what design can make possible.
For research conversations, design opportunities and creative collaboration.
jinyifeng859@gmail.com ↗