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This is the public profile of Shihan Zhang, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Shihan Zhang please login as a press member.About Shihan Zhang : Shihan Zhang is an interdisciplinary designer whose passion lies in challenging cultural stereotypes and social preconceptions through building experiences of future-present intersections. She is fascinated in mundane human behaviors of interacting with environments and tools in diverse contexts as an individual or groups. Her works are expanding technologies’ possibilities and extrapolating world conditions to address Anthropocene challenges. Through a systematic and cultural lens, her works inspire conversation and empower her audience to reflect.
She is currently an incubator member in Gray Area Foundation for the Arts and visiting artist in Morphing Matter Lab at CMU, where she explores alternative futures by crafting fictional but solid systems, policies, daily scenarios and actionable matters to frame possible problems, explore plausible opportunities, and fuel positive changes.
ORGANIZATION:She is currently an incubator member in Gray Area Foundation for the Arts and visiting artist in Morphing Matter Lab at CMU, where she explores alternative futures by crafting fictional but solid systems, policies, daily scenarios and actionable matters to frame possible problems, explore plausible opportunities, and fuel positive changes.
Gray Area
EDUCATION:
2017, MFA Design, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, US
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2017, "The Future of Breathing", Dutch Design Week, What Design Can Do Award, NETHERLAND
2017, "The Future of Breathing", Better Together Exhibition, Sponsored by AIGA & IDSA, San Francisco Design Week, A celebration of the diversity and excellence in design within the Bay Area, SAN FRANCISCO/UNITED STATES
2017,"The Future of Breathing", Primer 2017, Speculative Futures Conference, SAN FRANCISCO/UNITED STATES
2017, "The Future of Breathing", Chengdu Design Week, CHENGDU/CHINA
2017, "The Future of Breathing", Jury Selection, California College of the Arts Commencement Exhibition, (One of the highlighted projects representing the college; Jurors including SFMOMA curator, Gray Area Director, and other design leads in the Bay Area.) SAN FRANCISCO/UNITED STATES
2015, "Foodie Atelier", Interactive Nightlife, California Academy of Science, SAN FRANCISCO/UNITED STATES
EVENTS:
2017, Primer Conference, Exhibition organizer,SAN FRANCISCO/UNITED STATES
AWARDS:
2017, Finalist, What Design Can Do Award
2017, Featured Finalist, International Design Excellence Awards(IDEA)
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2015, AICAD 2015 Symposium Conference, SAN FRANCISCO/UNITED STATES
WEB SITE:
www.shihanzhang.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
www.shihanzhang.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-07-27 23:09:03
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Young
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