Soft Game is a collection of playable garments that explores concepts of personal and shared space. When gaming elements transform into real accessories and garments on a participant’s body, playing games becomes a physical challenge. + Enlarge
Soft Game (view 1) 2021 Fabric
Soft Game is a collection of playable garments that explores concepts of personal and shared space. When gaming elements transform into real accessories and garments on a participant’s body, playing games becomes a physical challenge. + Enlarge
Soft Game (view 2) 2021
Soft Game is a collection of playable garments that explores concepts of personal and shared space. When gaming elements transform into real accessories and garments on a participant’s body, playing games becomes a physical challenge. + Enlarge
Soft Game (view 3) 2021 Fabric
Collection for Realm (MME Show), including Soft Game and Through Window, Website 2021
It is a game that explores the boundaries of touching, covering and exposing the body. The player has to wear the window frame with an openable curtain on a special t-shirt, when open it viewers can see through the naked body. Game also provides colorful + Enlarge
Through Window (1) 2021 Mixed media
It is a game that explores the boundaries of touching, covering and exposing the body. The player has to wear the window frame with an openable curtain on a special t-shirt, when open it viewers can see through the naked body. Game also provides colorful + Enlarge
Through Window (3) 2021 Mixed media
It is a game that explores the boundaries of touching, covering and exposing the body. The player has to wear the window frame with an openable curtain on a special t-shirt, when open it viewers can see through the naked body. Game also provides colorful + Enlarge
Through Window (2) 2021 Mixed media
Through Window 2021 Mixed media
Pom-pom Boom! Website 2021
I was a monster who needed hugs to survive, but humans always ran away from me because they were scared. So I hid under a big coat that was covered with hundreds of hand-made -pom-pom balls. This time, when they saw me, they smiled and wanted a hug from m + Enlarge
Hugging Monster 2019 Fabric 28 x 38 x 15”
A wearable book told the story of the hug monster, that nobody would like to hug him, except a girl. When they hugged, the girl saw the monster's heart accidentally, that the heart was full of fear, desire, and tears. Even though the monster was shamed an + Enlarge
The Book of the Hug Monster 2018 Fabric 21 x 36 x 5”
Cinque Terre is a small town in Italy which is famous for its colorful houses. However,  I heard that the residents were not happy with the tourism industry. Tourists saw beautiful colors from outside, but the residents could. not enjoy it inside the hous + Enlarge
The VR Town (1) 2017 Mixed media 7 x 10 x 9”
Cinque Terre is a small town in Italy which is famous for its colorful houses. However,  I heard that the residents were not happy with the tourism industry. Tourists saw beautiful colors from outside, but the residents could. not enjoy it inside the hous + Enlarge
The VR Town (2) 2017 Mixed media 7 x 10 x 9”
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Error St. (1) 2017 Animation
Error St. 2017 Animation
Statement

Emi Sun (Yining Sun) is a candidate for her BFA in General Fine Arts at Maryland Institute College of Arts. She is an interactive artist who focuses on both touchable materials and digital media. Sun's works provoke interaction, inviting participants to challenge the boundaries between playfulness and seriousness.

General Fine Arts (BFA) Students