Tan Yubing is a visual artist based in Chengdu, China. She creates puppets, objects, sculptures, animations, and fabric works. She works with cuteness (also anti-cuteness), humor, uncomfortableness, and horror. Coming from a background in fiber and material studies, she believes in the power of softness and the meditative process of craft-making.
Yubing was an awardee of the Prince Claus Seed Awards 2022 and obtained a grant from esea contemporary as a delegate in Manchester, UK in 2023.
At MacDowell, she made site-specific installations and objects in her studio. She used hand-dyed textiles and crafted them into various forms of striped uniforms, as a way of caretaking and reclaiming power.
