Zhihan Liu

MFA design & technology
I am an MFA candidate in Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design, graduating May 2026. I hold a BFA from the Beijing Film Academy, where I developed a foundation in narrative and cinematic storytelling. Prior to graduate study, I worked as a game designer, building interactive narrative systems and player experience frameworks. My practice explores radically different narrative languages and spatial memory as a means of conveying the power of storytelling beyond words.

A Home Only without Me

2026

A Home Only Without Me is a half-room-scale installation built around a collection of domestic objects from a fictional family. The space is designed to feel like the remains of a home after the people who lived there are gone. Visitors enter the space and explore at their own pace, discovering narrative information embedded in […]