Xiaoyan Dong was born in Beijing and currently resides in London. She is a multimedia artist and performance director.

 

She completed her Master's degree in Virtual Reality at the University of the Arts London, holding dual Bachelor's degrees in Fashion Design and Digital Media Arts. Additionally, she has received formal training in theatre directing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, further enriching her diverse artistic expertise. Her work, which spans XR production, digital imaging, experimental performance, installations, and fashion design, delves into critical issues such as marginal cultures, social ethics, and decentering humanism.

 

Influenced by Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of perception, Xiaoyan's narrative creations often employ extensive visual and auditory cues to create illusions and reversals. She skillfully assigns both active and passive roles to participants, strategically misleading and guiding them, thereby accomplishing critical narratives and performance creations.