Jiayang was born in Hangzhou, China, and is a new media artist and academic researcher. He graduated from the Affiliated High School of the China Academy of Art, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (BFA), and holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in Computational Media Art at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Jiayang’s research lies at the intersection of artistic practice, technological media, and psychoanalysis, with a particular focus on individual subjectivity and the unconscious mind. His works have been exhibited in museums and film festivals both in China and internationally, including the 12th International Video Poetry Symposium, West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, and HiShorts Xiamen Short Film Festival. His academic papers have also been featured in international conferences such as ACM Siggraph and AI-Art.