Hello, I’m Youyang.

I received my Master’s degree in Animation from the Royal College of Art in London. My films have screened internationally and have been collected by the British Film Institute and the Li Xianting Film Fund.

Alongside making films, I teach, curate and organise. I co-founded Feinaki Beijing Animation Week in 2019. More recently, my work has included community cultural coordination at CYC in Dali and the development of Wilder Mountain Dojo.

My practice carries experiences of living across China, the UK and the United States. Animation, objects, writing and shared encounters each offer a way to explore time, identity and belonging.

Wilder Mountain Dojo helps people chasing a dream see the rhythms their bodies keep repeating: the ones that wear them down, and the ones that carry them.

Wilder Mountain Dojo is an inner-growth venture for people who have decided to set out after their own dream and are living through changes of place, work and way of life: body-and-mind care, tools for a practice you can sustain, and a community where support can flow both ways. The way to a dream begins by embracing the present: we arrive along the way. Think of it as micro-dosing your dream, to prevent a self-sabotaging burnout.

For screenings, exhibitions, workshops, teaching and collaborative projects, write to me. You can also ask for the password to my CV, or for more information about a particular work.