Description: As a Media Artist, I’ve long felt that my calling is to be ‘the combination of Picasso and Einstein’.
Yechen Zhu is an interaction designer and digital media artist based in Providence, Rhode Island, US. The overarching aim of his research efforts has always been to create new wearables and tangible interfaces that extend human sensory ability by using sensors to transfer intangible mysteries into something mortals can feel. To this end, He focuses on sensor networks, data visualization, shape-changing, and biological materials. The most representative sensory-enhancing projects: Multi-Sensory Lamp , Infl
Originally from China, Yechen studied Digital Media Art at Shanghai University, Shanghai. And will receive his Master of Industrial Design degree from Rhode Island School of Design (2024).
Outside of the school, you may find him doing strength training and photographing. He is currently interested in finding an internship in 2023.