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THE SECOND SUN

Yier Chen

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I am a graphic designer and visual storyteller. My work explores world-building, speculative systems, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and perception. I combine illustration, moving image, creative coding and AIGC workflows to build multi-layered narratives.

I am a graphic designer and visual storyteller. My work explores world-building, speculative syst...

College Camberwell College of Arts

Course MA Graphic Design Communication

Graduation year 2025

What if we could own and sell sunlight? The project explores and imagines a future where orbiting mirrors redirect sunlight around the globe, converting it into commodities manipulated by companies. By juxtaposing the perspectives of a fictional company's publications and the story-poetry of migrating swallows flying across the sky, The Second Sun reveals two realities brought about by the same technology.

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What if we could own and sell sunlight? The project explores and imagines a future where orbiting mirrors redirect sunlight around the globe, converting it into commodities manipulated by companies. By juxtaposing the perspectives of a fictional company's publications and the ...

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