Becoming Other
A mesmerizing audio-visual performance that features electronic pipa and live video jockeying.
The opening reception of Becoming Other was marked by a mesmerizing audio-visual performance that captivated the audience. Singer-songwriter and boundary-pushing pipa player Runyu Qian, alongside visual artist Yiou Wang, created an immersive experience that blurred the lines between music, fashion, and digital art. Runyu performed in Mask Butterfly, while Yiou wore Mask Fleur du Mal—both sculptural pieces were intricately designed and 3D printed by Yiou as part of her fantastical “Water” world. The performance transported viewers into an ethereal realm where sound and form moved in delicate synchronicity, setting a poetic tone for the evening.
Artists
Yiou Wang is a multimedia artist, experiential designer, and creative technologist whose work spans worldbuilding, emerging technologies, and cross-disciplinary storytelling. Drawing from a background in art and architecture, she creates immersive installations, motion capture works, digitally fabricated sculptures, and theatrical productions that explore themes of animism, fluid time, and hybrid identities. Through performance capture and game engines, Yiou crafts “ancient future myths” that fuse ecological thinking, ritual, and speculative worlding.
Runyu Qian is a fusion singer-songwriter who blends traditional Chinese music with contemporary styles. A graduate of Berklee College of Music with a focus on Electronic Production and Design, her work uniquely combines R&B, Pop, EDM, and Chinese folk music. Her debut album, "FUSS!ON," intricately weaves Chinese traditional ethnic instruments into western music, earning critical acclaim.
