'' The creation mirrors the Dao's effortless flow, emerging from a harmony of opposites,
where the uncarved potential transforms into diverse forms of expression.''
Cainy Yiru Yan
Interdisciplinary Artist, Director, Designer
2016 - 2018, Designer
Cainy joined the VeeR VR as a startup member. Focused on product design and enhancement of VeeR's brand visuals, significantly improving aesthetic appeal and ensuring consistency across all visual communications. and was crucial in launching the VeeR VR content platform.
2018 - 2020, VeeR VR Studio Production Director
Cainy spearheaded VeeR Studio under VeeR VR, a division committed to developing original VR short films and interactive experiences. She directed the production of 12 VR films by collaborating with traditional filmmakers and distributed several award-winning projects. Veer Studio content production includes VR CGI animated shorts, interactive VR branching drama shorts, VR live performance recordings, VR theatre performance extras design, and special edition VR content in collaboration with immersive theatre content. The 'OVERLAP' was shortlisted for the 2020 Cannes XR, and the 'One More Minute' was screened at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
2021 - 2024, Interdisciplinary Artist
Cainy pursued her MA studies in Information Experience Design at the Royal College of Art in the UK. She explores ways to blend traditional art, theatre, and performance with creative technology, creating multi-sensory portals that evoke deep emotions. By integrating virtual reality content with real spaces, she aims to restore narratives to physical environments and capture the live tension of performances. Her aim is to transform intangible narratives into diverse, resonant moments and transcendent experiences.
During this period, her art was showcased at various international locations, including IRCAM at the Pompidou Center in Paris; BBA in Berlin, London Design Week, Cromwell Place, Slash Art, World on Water, IKLECTIK in the UK; Aranya Theatre Festival and No Theater in China; and the Art Week Italia di Santa Maria del Fiore and Florence Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition in Italy. She also joined the members of the Italian Art Society.
Her work delves into the relationship between audience, creator, and medium. She is committed to achieving a fusion of poetic, immersive narrative, and future storytelling methods in various forms of artistic expression, continually producing meaningful and vibrant works.
What I do
- XR -
Mixed Reality Storytelling
VR Film Production, VR Storytelling, VR Interaction Design
Spatial Sound Design, Spatial Environment Design
- Virtual Creation -
Motion Track, Laser Scan, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine
- Visual Design -
Branding, Visual System, Poster, Projection Mapping, Laser Lighting,
- Film -
Moving Image, Animation, Photography, 16/8mm Film, Digital Film, VFX, Editing, Sound Design
- AIGC -
AI ( Visuals / Video / Audio ), Computer Generated Art
- Team -
Leadership, Problem-solving Skills， Coordination， Acting Direction
Project Management, Cross-Functional Team Building
Education
Royal College of Art, UK 2021 - 2023
MA - Information Experience Design
Sichuan University, CN 2012 - 2016
BA - Digital Art and Design
Other Experience
CURATIONS
2023
'Long Night'
London Design Festival x Canal Dream CIC, London, UK
'Unnoticed Life'
Aranya Theatre Festival Migratory Birds 300 x London Design Festival, London, UK
EXHIBITIONS & ACTIVITIES
2024
‘Derelict Structure’, Royal College of Music, London, UK
‘Elegies of Sanctity II’, 9th BBA Art Prize 2024, Kühlhaus, Berlin, DE
‘Elegies of Sanctity II’, RBSA Print Prize 2024, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2023
‘Murmur II’, IKLECTIK Art Lab, UK
‘Elegies of Sanctity’, Art Week Italy in Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, ITA
‘Elegies of Sanctity’, Florence Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition, Florence, ITA
‘Elegies of Sanctity’, Canal Dream Art Festival x London Design Week, London, UK
‘Nocturnes’, Flicker, IKLECTIK, UK
‘Echoes of the Abyss’, World on Water, Canal Dream Art Festival x London Design Week, London, UK
‘Dream Harmonies’, Canal Dream Oasis, Chengdu, CN
‘Round Sky Square Earth’, PASSAGES, IKLECTIK Art Lab, UK
‘Celestial Armillary and Ubiquitous Wave’, IRCAM Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
2022
‘Catalyst’ Textiles Circularity Centre RCA, Regenerative Fashion Hub x London Design Week, London, UK
‘Burning Leeds’ Cromwell Place, London, UK
‘Holy Hymn of the Air’ IRCAM Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
‘Holy Hymn of the Air’ Cromwell Place, London, UK
‘Holy Hymn of the Air’ Aranya Theatre Festival Migratory Birds 300, Slash Art Gallery, London, UK
‘FATIMA’ Aranya Theatre Festival Migratory Birds 300, Slash Art Gallery, London, UK
‘22° Halo of the Moon’ Acoustic Territories, IKLECTIK Art Lab, UK
2021
‘Recycle Life’ New Author Salon, VCD, Beijing, CN
‘Recycle Life’ We Space x No Theater, Shenzhen, CN
‘Recycle Life’ J's Artist studio x No Theater, Shanghai, CN
‘Recycle Life’ C Future Lab x No Theater, Shanghai, CN
‘Recycle Life’ Local Landscape x No Theater, Guangzhou, CN