Yuling Chen is a Chinese Canadian new media artist. She is specialized in making works about beauty, labour and racial tensions using media archives exploring histories of new media art. She was born in 1990 on the southern small island of China, Hainan Island, in the city of Danzhou. When she was young she led a nomadic life moving from cities to cities, homes to homes and places to places. Thus, she had discovered her love in literature, obsession with identity, and eyes for design.


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In 2018, the digital trends have made VR and AR the most advanced technology in people’s lives. The augmented reality asked for a philosophical consideration of people’s interactions with digital technology. But from my research what’s actually trending is the technology that has an analogue tinge, like artificial intelligence, Polaroid and digital scanners. It bridges the gap between analogue life and digital ones. The scanning of people’s bodies for medical purpose has also become a reality for people who have chronicle diseases. China’s surveillance system remains the most talked about in today’s day and age. Has this not alarmed people? 

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