ARTIST BIO​​

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Leah Ying Lin (林瑛) is a New York–based multidisciplinary artist who creates living sculptural spectacles through metallic ceramics, metal, glass, creative coding, and performance art. Her practice centers on kinetic sculptures equipped with interactive breathing systems, projection-mapped videos, integrated sound components, and living plants that grow over time in dialogue with the sculptures. These works reveal unspoken narratives of planetary and interstellar colonization and alien ecological impact, mirroring both the colonial histories and environmental destruction of Earth, while emerging through new cosmic mythologies, alien ecologies, and immersive interactive environments.

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Grounded in future archaeology, Lin’s visual practice blends the language of futurism with principles of classical East Asian art to expand how sculpture can be experienced across time, site, and embodied perception. Drawing on planetary exploration, interstellar objects, and aerospace technologies, she creates speculative sculptural systems that often resemble future ruins or living instruments. These cosmic references are not escapist; they function as a mirror for Earthbound realities—examining how conquest, extraction, and technological desire shape territories, bodies, and environments, while subtly reflecting experiences of displacement across cultural contexts.

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Lin’s work has been exhibited in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Rome, and Kyoto, including Arsenal Contemporary Art, Alisan Fine Arts, MAAM Museum, and the Untitled Art Fair, to name a few. Beyond the gallery, she has appeared in global high-fashion campaigns as the face of Balenciaga, Moncler, and Coach, and has been featured in Vogue and V Magazine—bridging visual art, performance, and fashion through a singular, evolving lens. Lin received her M.Arch from the Rhode Island School of Design, and further studied lighting design in Rome and ceramic sculpture in Kyoto. She is currently an artist-in-residence at the World Trade Center through Silver Art Projects until May 2026.

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CONTACT - leahyinglinstudio@gmail.com

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