the mouse is her sorcerer
Thesis publication, 6 × 8.5 in, 2025the mouse is her sorcerer is a constellation of short stories I wrote as my MFA thesis. In writing them, I deconstructed projects from the past two years into fragments of objects, processes, and memories, and repurposed these fragments as narrative devices and characters. Guided by a narrator who addresses the desire of the main protagonist—the reader, you—to read about the designer’s thesis, the narrative unfolds as characters like the mouse, the snail, and the woman enter, each offering their own stories and glimpses into the evolving thesis. The only moments of truth appear in the image inserts, where the real projects behind the fiction are revealed. The publication is bound by a central ‘portal,’ designed to be read in all four directions—a circular motion.
Interview Magazine
Magazine, 10.5 × 16.5 in, 2025—Issues I worked on as Graphic Designer at Interview Magazine, working closely with Art Director Jack Vhay.
Malerie Marder
Photobook, 23 × 30 cm, 2026—In-development photobook for artist and photographer Malerie Marder.
It Is Quite Nice Here 也是怪好
Publication, 15 × 20 cm, 2022In 2020, my grandparents’ visit from China to our farm in Australia was unexpectedly extended from three months to two years. During this time, shaped by daily farm life, we got to know each other more deeply and gradually grew closer. As their return approached, I created It Is Quite Nice Here, gathering memories and traces of their time on the farm, structured around seeds as a central element of the book.
Fall 2024 Oral Presentation Scripts
Riso-printed publication, 4 × 7 in, 126 pages, 2024A compilation of oral presentation scripts delivered by second-year Graphic Design students in September 2024. Each script has been preserved in its original typeface and point size, with minimal editorial interventions limited to the use of Times New Roman at 14pt. Across 37 copies, the spines of these editions form an extract from Lydia Davis’s short story, “The Mouse.” The publication is housed in a book sleeve, cradling a token of the season: an autumn leaf, plucked from the very moment this book seeks to preserve.
First Breath Second Sight
Publication, 8 × 10 in, 2025The design of the Yale Photo MFA ’25 Thesis Photobook—First Breath, Second Sight—evokes the softness and lightness of breath, offering a subtle invitation to uncover what lies beneath, leading the reader towards the experience of "sight." Project and production supervised by Lesley A. Martin.
ant bear
Publication, 2.4 × 3.3 in, 2024An anthology that explores the idea of miniature as an alternate universe, interweaving essays on shrunken perspectives and what they signify, with a selection of fairytales featuring miniature figures and settings. In this book, fairytales are treated right-side up, suggesting their truths, while theoretical essays are upside down, requiring flipping and turning to aid reading.
The Egg in The Landscape
Publication, 11 × 14 in, 2023Inspired by André Pieyre de Mandiargues’ short story, from which I also borrowed the title. He explores how a slight imperfection in a windowpane distorts reality into a surreal universe, and vice versa, questioning which is actually real. In response, I photographed my surroundings through a marble, using it to see imaginary worlds which I then drew. Drawings are woven with extracts from the story hidden between the folds.
Trail, Masses
Publication, 8.5 × 11 in, 2023An unbound collage book composed of graphic elements extracted from snail-eaten mail, featuring visual elements created through making abstract-shaped paper, tracing the feeding paths of snails, and embossing the remnants of eaten envelopes.
From Sunrise to Dusk
Photobook, 244 × 338 mm, 2022Birthday
Collagebook, 44 × 338 mm, 202236 Second St, Black Rock
Publication, 245 × 330 mm, 2022After being away from home for some time, I returned to find my mail devoured in the mailbox. The snails had taken up residence in my mailbox and helped themselves to a paper feast. They created beautiful organic patterns and textures. 54 envelopes from my snail mail collection are presented in this book.