Artist Profile
Jessien
Born in 1993, Hubei, China.
Jessien
Born in 1993, Hubei, China
Jessien’s works aim to explore the narrative language of Virtual Reality as a new medium.
Jessien studied Architecture during undergraduate and postgraduate period. While studying at University College London, he started creating VR experiences. Based on years of architectural research and the study of “Human Perception of Space”, he invented a set of highly experimental and pioneering spatial narrative methods including a national patented algorithm named “Interactive Redirected Walking”.
Since 2018, his VR projects have been selected or won awards at various international film festivals.
2025
WHAT IS VIRTUAL ART – VOLUME 1
Selected for Best of Worlds, 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy.
Nominated for Best Art Experience, 33rd Raindance Film Festival, London, UK.
Selected for Virtual Worlds Competition, NewImages Festival 2026, Paris, France.
2023
THICKNESS OF CALLIGRAPHY
Winner of Best Immersive Art Experience, 31st Raindance Film Festival, London, UK
Official Selection, Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories 2023, Toronto, Canada
Exhibited at Vision Lab, 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai, China
2021
HYPNOSIS REVERIES
Winner of Best Chinese Work, Sandbox Immersive Festival 2021, Beijing, China
Official Selection, 11th Beijing International Film Festival, Beijing, China
Exhibited, China Science Fiction Conference 2021, Beijing, China
2019
ANDY’S WORLD
Winner of Best Chinese Work, Sandbox Immersive Festival 2019, Qingdao, China
Winner of Excellence in Experience Design, Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories 2021, Los Angeles, USA
2018
THE APPLE
Winner of Best Immersive Multiplayer Experience, 26th Raindance Film Festival, London, UK
2018
FIVE BY TEN
Exhibited, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Shenzhen, China
2017
SIMULACRUM
Exhibited, Best of British Show, Shanghai, China.
Exhibited, B-Pro Show, London, UK.
Presented, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, UK.