Future Living Traditions
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London-based independent artist reimagining Chinese living traditions through narrative space, material experimentation, performance and digital media.
Researching how Chinese traditional crafts can become living, evolving contemporary cultural systems — rather than static objects of preservation.
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Future Face-Changing Theatre
A female-led bio-digital theatre system reimagining Sichuan Opera face-changing.
View project →Material Origins
Jewellery, Gemology & the Body
Jewellery design and gemology are the origin of a material lineage that runs from millimetre-scale objects to theatre-scale space.
Diamond Jewellery Study
Zitan Wood Beaded Necklace
Nanhong Agate Filigree Ring
Turquoise Ring
Beeswax Amber Ring
In ProgressOngoing Research — not yet built.
FoundationSelected Professional Work — not yet built,see Work →
About
Mengnan Gao (Mona) is a designer and artist creating speculative narrative environments through performance, spatial storytelling and emerging technologies.
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