Type: Personal work
Software: Illustrator, MadMapper
Creative Field: Installation & User experience & Graphic Design & Product Design
Collaboration with Jiayi Zeng, Yamin Yu and Jiayu
My role: Art Direction (Product Designer)
INTRODUCTION
"Only through the survival of shadow puppetry can we keep Chinese traditional art alive."​​​​​​​
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese Rice Noodles
Chinese Rice Noodles
Pekin Opera
Pekin Opera
 Chinese shadow puppetry
Chinese shadow puppetry
RESEARCH
The project aims to bring people’s attention back to traditional art and to find the beauty of traditional culture, bring in modern elements to revitalize the ancient art so that ancient art gets passed on to the younger generations.
Chinese shadow puppetry is one of the most ancient and popular arts using light and shadow. However, ancient art began to lose younger audiences and had to compete with modern entertainment alternatives such as television and cinema. Since China’s reform and opening-up in the 1980s, many rural residents have moved to cities for work, and not many people want to learn the Chinese shadow puppetry. In June 2011, China adopted a law protecting intangible cultural heritage. In the same year, shadow puppetry was added to a UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
It would be regrettable if shadow puppetry disappeared one day because it is our beautiful cultural heritage. Shadow play is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment. People design, cut and play the cut-out figures between a source of light. What is the most interesting is that the clothes of the figures are delicate and their body is removable, we could make the figures appear to walk, dance, fight, talk and laugh as the figures were alive.​​​​​​​
Puppetry
Puppetry
Music
Music
Performance
Performance
DEFINE
According to the research and survey, we planned to make an installation of Chinese shadow puppetry. It would be a creative, inspired and funny experience for the audience. Because, first, we combined the new technology: animation and projection with the traditional Chinese shadow puppetry. 
Second, we provided the beginning of the story. Then the audiences could choose their favorite scene and roles. It gives the audience the freedom to play the roles and create their own story instead of only watching the show in the traditional Chinese shadow puppetry scene.
Invitation-Gif
Invitation-Gif
Invitation-Gif
Invitation-Gif
Mulan Poster
Mulan Poster
The visitor could choose the roles and scenes
The visitor could choose the roles and scenes
Play it with light and shadow.
Play it with light and shadow.

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