Mia Jiansu Wang

2D Animator, Illustrator

Based in New York

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From a young age, I found people's pain appealing. The beauty in happiness is easier to spot, but I can always see beauty through sadness. The same pain fell on me in my teenage years - I experienced Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). My talent for empathy became a curse. From time to time, I sought extreme emotions to feed my inner beast. I felt empty and could not be on my own.

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When it happened, I used to walk in nature for hours to refill my energy. I spent years rediscovering, accepting myself, and rebuilding my connection with the world. At first, I used art to express emotions and ease my pain. After I walked out of this dark period, my art became a bridge connecting my inner and outer worlds. It is my only accurate language to describe such abstract feelings and experiences.

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Nature and the human psyche have become two main themes in my art creation. I start by doing illustrations and traditional hand-drawn animations. Meanwhile, I always attempt to create with various mediums: collage animation, stop-motion animation, and surreal 3D modeling. I love to explore different materials and create strong visual effects. 

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Through different mediums, I want to bring a lively, immersive world of the psyche to us. I seek to make individual feelings collective and tangible -- and reveal the humanity behind them.