About — Shupin Liu｜Site-specific Performance Researcher and Spatial Experience Artist

Shupin Liu

Shupin Liu is a site-specific performance researcher and spatial experience artist. Her research explores how people interact with built environments and with one another. Through her practice, she examines the interplay between global and local social dynamics, focusing on the creation of collective narratives and fostering collaboration with local communities. Her research also investigates the role of artists as outsiders, exploring their influence on community engagement and their contribution to spatial storytelling.

EducationCurrentRoyal Holloway, University of London, London, UKPhD in Drama and Theatre Studies

2018 - 2020Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, London, UKMA in Narrative Environment

2016 - 2017University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenInternational Exchange Program
Environmental Economics, Scandinavia Studies: Cultural and Aesthetic

2014 - 2018 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaBA in Environmental Design

Seminar2021Urban Assemblage: The City as Architecture, Media, AI and Big DataOrganised by: University of Hertfordshire / AMPS

Publication
Liu, Shupin. “EVERYONE IS AN ISLAND: SPATIAL NARRATIVE AS AN ART PRACTICE IN COMBATING UNHEALTHY SOCIALISING BEHAVIOURS INFLUENCED BY SOCIAL MEDIA IN MODERN SOCIETY” In: S. Carta (ed.), AMPS Proceedings Series 25. Urban Assemblage, Virtual. 28 – 30 June (2021). pp.[123-133]

City, Performance, Art and Design