Xiyu Deng 🎓

How would you define making it big?

Like a celebration.

What's a big move that has shaped you?

Graduated from undergrad with a math major but came to CalArts for graphic design...

What's your next big move?

Not sure...

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Favorite project at CalArts?

Taking photos for Gail's image-making II class~

Funnest memory from a crit?

Whenever I zoomed out, people always called me out by asking "Xiyu, what do you think..?"

Dream job?

The job that gives me enough of freedom to explore. It can make me feel proud and happy about what I am making.

Name an important lesson you've learned so far in your academic career.

Trust the process..

What are 3 must-haves/must-dos that put you in a working mood?

Listening to Leslie Cheung's music, Watching his movies, Seeing photos of him on my monitor..

Some Small Moment in Our Life

These collages were inspired by a quote from Haruki Murakami: Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That's what part of it means to be alive.

Synphony

We now live in a world filled with different kinds of filters. Cross-culturally, news is reported differently based on different political stands; Censorship cuts off the information flow; Artificial intelligence created endless echo chambers which trapped us in our own ways of thinking. In 2040, to “solve” this communication problem, people invented SYNPHONY, a mask which filters out any comments that may cause any disagreements.