data_yao (姚灵)

Yao Ling (data_yao) – Originating from Guizhou, she is a digital artist with a diverse range of talents—she can sing, dance, play drums, and easily handle spicy food. But what she truly excels at is bending photons to her will. Whether through the laser of a projector, the pixels of a screen, or the glow of RGB tubes, it shapes ambiance and sculpts visuals with a distinctive artistic language. Co-founder of the Banlife project, she is a contemporary interdisciplinary artist engaged in installation, video, painting, and multimedia art. Her work explores the intersection of time, space, and memory and the dialogue between technology and nature. She has exhibited in renowned art institutions and festivals worldwide, including the Royal Scottish Academy, West Lake Public Art Program, Aranya Plein Air, the Sino-German Young Artists Development Fund Joint Exhibition, and the Milan Contemporary Art Expo. Blending personal experience with cultural symbolism, she presents a deeply philosophical visual language that challenges and redefines perception. 

姚灵（data_yao）是一位来自贵州的拥有多重才华的数字艺术家——她能歌善舞、擅长打鼓，并且能轻松驾驭辛辣食物。但她真正擅长的，是操控光。无论是投影的激光、屏幕的像素，还是RGB灯管的光影，她都能以独特的艺术语言塑造氛围，雕刻视觉。

作为 Banlife 项目的联合创始人，她是一位活跃于当代艺术领域的跨学科艺术家，创作涵盖装置、影像、绘画及多媒体艺术。她的作品探讨时间、空间与记忆的交汇，以及科技与自然之间的对话。她的艺术实践曾在全球多个知名艺术机构和艺术节展出，包括苏格兰皇家学院、西湖公共艺术项目、阿那亚艺术季、中德青年艺术家联合展览、米兰当代艺术博览会等。她的艺术融合个人经验与文化象征，呈现出深具哲思的视觉语言，挑战并重塑人们的感知方式。