Portfolio: Fine Art & Animation
Emi Sun (Yining Sun)
2021
Hugging Monster
2019
28 x 38 x 15”
Fabric
A monster who is covered with pom-pom balls will come down the stage to hug the audience.
The Book of The Hug Monster
2018
21 x 36 x 5”
Fabric
It’s a wearable book that tells the story of the hug monster, who wants to be hugged but is afraid that if other people hug him, they will see his hidden heart, which is black, full of tears, and broken. The audiences help me finish the story by willing to hug this monster.
Error St.
2017
01:30”
Video/ 3D Printing, paper and acrylic.
I reproduced the street in New York City after the Thanksgiving Day parade: In the afternoon of the parade day, the empty street was full of trash, and the yellow colors painted on balloons, donuts, and Starbucks cups represent the happiness of the masses.
Pom-Pom Boom!
2021
02:15 "
Experimental Game Design
A two players’ physical card game.When the player draws the Bomb Card, the opponent should grab their hand as quickly as possible. Print & Play version is downloadable HERE.
The VR Town
2017
7 x 10 x 9”
Mixed medium
Cinque Terre is a small town in Italy that is famous for its colorful houses, however, the residents were not happy with the tourism industry. Tourists saw beautiful colors from outside, but the residents could. not enjoy it inside the houses. I built a colorful town on VR glasses and put a black and white video inside it. (The video can be found HERE.)
Twister
2018
33 x 15 x 18”
Fabric and acrylic
It is a performance that requires multiple players. It is the same way of playing a Twister game but on a human body.
The video documentation can be found: HERE
Lamp Monster
2019
04:01
RPG Game? no, a pixel animation
It is a short pixel game that introduces a type of monster who lives inside artificial light. Inside the room, the player can chase this monster from a lamp to another. "When all the light turns off, the monster will get mad..."
Yokai Ancient Laboratory
2020
1224 × 2457 px
Digital
An imagery game proposal. The final boss was a little girl with a disability, and her parents were mad scientists who transformed Yokai(Japanese monsters) 's bodies to help her walk. Later, their experiment went crazy and began to transform their daughter's body. Eventually, the little girl was out of control and ate her parents.
Amusement Park Team!
2020
5114 × 13722 px
Digital
Character design: Action Team Go! A normal school girl lost her way in an amusement park, and suddenly all the tourists disappeared. When she was panicking, she met four other characters, who are designed based on different rides of the amusement park.
Sea & Suna's Boat Opening
2021
01:12"
Digital Animation
A opening animation made for my game in progress Sea & Suna's Boat.
Living Dead Youth
2019
01:41"
Video/Character Animation
A fan art animation. A combination of Maya3D and digital 2D animation.
Make Up
2018
01:26
Performance/ Print paper
I photographed and printed my face, put them into pieces, and stuck them back to my face. Then. I used selfie apps to make my "face" "prettier", then went through the same process again during the performance.
Soft Cage
2020
Experimental Fashion
Human Skin is a soft cage.
In & Out
2020
Experimental Fashion
A pair of fun garments for couples that when their masks fit into each other, they can't kiss or hug.
Home
2017
7 x 9 x 3”
Mixed Medium
When I was a kid, I barely saw candy houses during Christmas in China, but I always wanted one. In 2015, my family moved to the U.S and we are living in a beautiful red house with wooden furniture inside. The candy house in my dream finally became openable.
Untitled
2017
5721 x 15236 px
Mixed media + Digital
It is a series of experimental mark-making drawings.
Jenga!
2018
5 x 11 x 7.6 “
Wood, Acrylic
In 2018, Weibo, the most popular social media in China, deleted the tags "LGTB". I can see them building a red tower that looks unified. However, the Jenga will fall if the tower is too high, and the inside is colorful. The playing test is HERE.
