Tracy Xinran Li

Hi!

My work exists at the convergence of code, storytelling, design, and functional prototyping to create alternative futures for human-technology relationships.
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As a maker, I've founded projects such as Here! (a location-based social platform), Pebble (an intimate communication wearable), and SEED (a companion for space travelers) that prioritize community, empowerment, and presence over efficiency and control.
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As an artist, I transform diverse media into poetic, embodied experiences, challenging the traditional frameworks and inviting interrogation of connection, identity and intimacy (Touch, For the First Time, Spring).
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As an architectural designer, I experimented with tangible materials to create spaces that evoke comfort and groundedness (Dominant Void, River's Edge, Intimate Immensity).

Studying at Yale University with dual degrees in Architecture and Computer Science, with experiences in Robotics, Product Design, and Computer Graphics, I'm interested in exploring the liminal space and non-conformities at the boundary between materials and non-materials, reality and virtuality, and existence and absence.