zx1900@nyu.edu
xuanzhongao.com
Thesis Development
WEEK 2
Inquiry Space
My inquiry space starts from two of my major interests: wearable tech and virtual world building, and extends every specific relevant areas and the research of furturitic aesthetic, brutalism, and cyber punk. Repository for Inspiration
1. My Research Database : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zX8GuaoKcgUEHvmZ4kw7TMzgj_U643-pPhN0PDgIBxc/edit?usp=sharing
2. Relevant Media:
CHROMA II
Year2019TechniqueAcrylic, aluminum, polymer, LED
Size
240 x 240 cm
Paradise city, Incheon, 2019
https://yunchulkim.net/work/chroma-ii/
DUNE PART2
VFX
2024
https://territorystudio.com/project/dune-part-two/
Curly Netty
Brooch
Woollen tumble dryer ball, bendy nylon net with wire enclosed, copper, liver of sulphur, fish tank stones, pyrite rocks, goldglitter (paint additive), fired porcelain pieces, polyfiller, indian ink, bath mat, graphite powder, jesmonite & pigment, epoxy glue, water based glue, silicone carbide, haematite, silicone tubing, black sewing thread and silver solder.
2025
15 x 24 x 10 cm
Unique piece
https://klimt02.net/jewels/lynne-speake-brooch-2025-curly-netty-01
3. ITP Thesis Archive Research:
https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis2023/projects/?student-id=97
https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis/archive/2025/11661-damon-chen/
https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis2023/projects/?student-id=90
4. Helpful Professor at NYU:
a. Perdo - Wearable Tech, Pcom
b. Kari - Soft Robotic, Wearable Tech
c. Danny - Digital Fabrication
d. Winslow - Virtual Production