Honored by this award. My work centers on bridging cultures through organizing events and leading community programs that create shared spaces where people can connect, be seen, and belong. These moments shape not just events, but how we imagine living together. Check out: tinyurl.com/mw6mzkwt

In The Royale, I started from the idea that each show needs one strong moment the audience remembers. So I shaped the transition to build tension, then used the Matrix light wall to release it through a sudden visual shift. More my projects:https://www.yingmantangtheatre.com/

For The Royale, I designed this Matrix light wall for the transition into the final boxing round. I turned off almost all other lights and used fog to build tension. I wanted to wake the audience up and create one unforgettable moment! Check the Light plot...
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I know audience judgment isn’t neutral. People often read lighting through taste. A complex design can be seen as “wrong” and labeled AI, while familiarity feels “human.” So I’m not only testing AI, but also how we recognize intelligence in the first place. Any thoughts or feedback?

This project is called Lighting Turing Test, I use lighting as a visual language. For the same scene, human designer will create looks, while an AI generates another under identical conditions, and audiences are asked to decide which is human or AI. Then the question shifts from text to perception.

I see a problem in the Turing Test: it treats intelligence as something that can be separated from the body and measured through text alone. I’m interested in pushing back on that by thinking through embodiment, and asking how intelligence might appear beyond linguistic language. #AI #Turingtest

This image is one of my favorite representations of the approach: lighting is not only about light, but about shadow. It’s not about keeping everything at full intensity, but about creating contrast, space, and breath. I focus more on structure than simply filling the stage with light.

Play with shadows

Punching

Wedding scene

Feel like an oil painting

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I designed the lighting for The Wild Party—a study in restraint. With an already rich visual world, I chose restraint, working through color, direction, and composition. I believe lighting is not only about light, but about shadow. More projects: www.yingmantangtheatre.com