Yuanzheng Yang. Rhode Island School of Design. New Talents Award Nominee 2022

The 8th edition of the New Talents Award by Klimt02 aims to recognize the work of graduate students in our field by supporting their careers in the professional world. Nominated by our school members, one of the selected graduates will win the New Talents Award.

Yuanzheng's thesis work comes in the aftermath of the acceleration of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic—which he views in some aspects as respite for the introverted—and proposes prosthetic interventions that bring awareness to the divergent experiences and needs across the spectrum of intro and extroversion.