Qian Xu (CN, b.1990) is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Karlsruhe, Germany. She studied industrial design (B.Eng., 2012) and software engineering with a focus on interaction design (M.Eng., 2014) at Zhejiang University, China. In 2021, she completed her degree at Interface Cultures (MA). Through her artistic practice, she experiments with creating novel and poetic interactions and combines cultural elements into her artworks, which have been exhibited in international art festivals such as the Ars Electronica Festival (AT) and the Speculum Artium Festival (SI).
Education
MA, Interface Cultures, University of Art and Design Linz
(2015 – 2021)
Focus: Interactive Media Art
Visiting Researcher, IAMAS Japan
(2018.03 – 2018.07)
Focus: Interactive Media Art, Interactive Installation
M.Eng., Software Engineering, Zhejiang University
(2012 – 2014)
Focus: Interface Design, Human-computer Interaction
B.Eng., Industrial Design, Zhejiang University
(2008 – 2012)
Focus: Interactive Product Design
Group Exhibition
2021 Ars Electronica Festival, Linz AT—Private Garden
2021 Speculum Artium Festival, Trbovlje SL—Private Garden
2016 Ars Electronica Festival, Linz AT— SUAN
2016 Back to the Future, bb15, Linz AT—SUAN
2010 A Life with Future Mobile Computing, Business of Design Week, HK—S-FUN
Work Experience
Exhibition Production & Artist Assistant
Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau: The Artwork as a Living System, 2022, ZKM Karlsruhe DE
Exhibition Production & Graphic Design
MADE IN LINZ, Ars Electronica Festivcal Campus Exhibition, 2017, Linz AT
Product Manager & UI/UX Design
Taobao Mobile, Alibaba Group, 2011-2012, Hangzhou CN
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