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About the Artist: Yixin Li

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EDUCATION
2017-2021 School of the Art Institute of Chicago  Chicago, IL, USA. -Bachelor of Fine Arts
Yixin is a fiber artist and image maker with roots in Bejng, now based in Shanghai. Their practice explores
themes of time, materiality, and the romanticism of the everyday -seeking to flirt with reality by inviting a touch
of magic into visual expression through color and material.
Through the repetitive, intuitive process of handcrafting soft sculptures and textiles, Yixin sees making as a
form of storytelling -one that unfolds slowly, through touch and time. They believe the fluid, queer nature of
the woven body is where softness and strength coexist. In their work, magic, material, and personal
connection are interlaced, offering viewers a tender world shaped by process, emotion, and soft-core drama.