About

Yu Yin (尹余, she/they) is a research-based artist from Shenzhen, currently based in Rotterdam. After several years working in editorial, curatorial and public-education roles in the art scene of Shenzhen, Southern China, she moved to the Netherlands to study Experimental Publishing (XPUB) at the Piet Zwart Institute. Developing multi-media practices of installation, publishing and moving image, she works with the overlooked objects and systems of everyday life to examine how time, body and labour are shaped under technology and infrastructure.

Education

  • 2024–2026MA Fine Art and Design: Experimental Publishing (XPUB), Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam (summa cum laude)
  • 2015–2019BA Advertising, Beijing Normal University, China

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2026Time, in a volkstuin (collaborated work), NoR Festival 2026: Below (Between (Upon (Within))), Tuinderslust, Rotterdam
  • 2026The Chanting Machine, Turning off and on again, agnes circulaire maakplek, Rotterdam
  • 2025The Observer Clock, Special Issue 27: See You Many Times, Houweling Telecom Museum, Rotterdam
  • 2025Face Notation, Special Issue 26: Declarations, Varia, Rotterdam
  • 2024Guideline into the Shadow Mindscape (sound / radio), Radia Worm / Behind VA Shadows, Canada
  • 2024Beyond Systems 以退为进 (with brain committee), 2nd Shanghai Art Workers Biennale, Arbre Art Centre, Shenzhen

Publications

  • 2026The Chanting Machine, artist's books (3 vols)
  • 2025The Observer Clock, artist's book
  • 2025Drifting Down to the Nearby / Near·By vol.02 (with Nianzu Su), XPUB, Piet Zwart Institute

Professional Practice (Curatorial, Editorial & Institutional)

  • 2026Co-Organizer & Initiator, Extra-Terrestrial Experimental Publishing Zine Fair, Dokhuis (Doklaan 10), Rotterdam
  • 2022–2024Co-Initiator, Brain Committee (艺术劳动) Artist Collective, Shenzhen (with Ji Haoru)
  • 2020–2023Communications & Editorial Lead, Shangqi Culture & Art (上启文化艺术), Shenzhen
    • Producer & Art Director, SQA Radio (2021–2023): led visual and audio design — conceptualised content, interviewed guests, edited audio, and managed digital publishing across multiple platforms.
    • Communications & Content Creator, 9th UABB Longhua Sub-Venue: Between Warp and Weft (2022): field research, documentaries, and promotional copy on urban transformation.
    • Co-Curator (Public Events) & Lead Editor, 4th Shenzhen Biennale of Contemporary Art: Uncharted Territory (2021–2022): online forums and artist talks; main editor of the exhibition's publication.
    • Contributing Editor, In Translation – The Contexts of Nature (2023): exhibition catalogue content editing.
    • Editorial & Promotion, Boundaries Ahead — OH Bay Art Project (2020–2021).
  • 2019–2020Public Programme & Editorial Coordinator, Blossom Haus, Shenzhen

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