Xiaojing Yu

Xiaojing Yu is a product designer and artist from China. She received her bachelor's degree in sculpture from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and then pursued a graduate degree in product design at RCA.

She previously focused on the field of toy design and sculpture, as well as installation design. She is also very interested in the field of speculative design and describes her design practice and imagination as a way to better understand and explore the world, which is always inspired by people and society, culture, and the imagination of the unknown.

There are many expectations of the unknown; awe, wonder, prayer, exploration ......

One of these expectations is that people pray to the unknown, which is beautiful. Throughout history, people have found many vehicles to carry this mentality. These vehicles may be a certain cultural system, metaphysics, religion, the search for the Creator ...... but the rules and rituals derived from these vehicles have invariably manipulated people's psyche and created some negative psychological disturbances and burdens. Many times it makes people lose sight of the purity of their expectations of the unknown good.

The Spiritual launchpad is a mechanical interactive installation that seeks to create a spiritual experience and a new narrative by simulating existing symbols and forging a mystical system. While meeting people's expectations of the unknown, it makes people reflect on existing rituals and rules: Are we worth it? Should we focus more on the most basic expectations, or on rituals, rules, and narratives themselves?