Zairan Yu is a multimedia artist and visual director specializing in interactive media, immersive experiences, and spatial storytelling. She holds an MFA in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University and has been a visiting artist and researcher at MIT’s Art, Culture and Technology program.

Her practice explores the relationships between humans, nature, society, and cultural identity through the integration of digital technology, performance, and visual design. Her works have been presented at institutions and venues including MIT Wiesner Gallery, Boston Symphony Hall, Shanghai Tank Shanghai Art Center, National Centre for the Performing Arts, and Hebei Museum. She received the 2023 New York Film Festival Experimental Film Award and was selected for the One-Way Street Foundation Sailor Program. In 2025, she served as a visiting artist at MIT.