Wendy Yu
Choreographer · Immersive Media Designer
wendy@wendyyu.org  ·  www.wendyyu.org
Berlin / Sydney

I am a systems designer coming from a dance background, making the invisible knowledge inside movement practice accessible to people outside it. I build data-driven visualization and AI interpretation pipelines that translate what a body knows into something a non-specialist can see and experience.

Worlds Beyond · The Bushnell Digital Institute
Commercial
Artist · Designer. Worked with real dancers to design narrative for a 270° immersive exhibition space. Using motion capture and procedural design to transform the dancers' movements into a visual language.
Acts of Holding Dance · Art Gallery of New South Wales
Institutional
Artist · Designer. Toured: Salamanca Arts Centre · Blacktown Arts Centre · Illuminate Adelaide · OzAsia Festival · Le Meridien Hotel (permanent acquisition)
BLINK Lights Festival · two editions  2M+ visitors
Public Festival
Featured artist.
As We Rise · Boston Rose Kennedy Greenway
Public Commission
Artist.
Barangaroo Tidal Flora · International Towers Barangaroo
Commercial
Artist. Commissioned by Susan Armstrong, Arts-Matter, with International Towers.
Adidas Basketball · James Harden Vol. 6 campaign
Commercial Campaign
Principal artist on the projection work. Campaign led by Brandon Carr.
Legends of the Golden Arches · Performing Lines WA
AV Designer · Video Content Creator.
Snake Face · Greendoor  ·  7 Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner · Darlinghurst Theatre
AV Designer.
Bundanon Trust · Technical Consultant
NSW · 2021
Technical consultant on Vishakanyas: Poison Maidens, a residency led by Samara Hersch and Nithya Nagarajan. Contributing role, not a core artist on the work.
Ausdance NSW · Dance Artists in Residence (DAIR)
Sydney · 2021
Centre for Projection Art · Artist in Residence
Melbourne · Jun-Nov 2020
Six months. Mentored by Annika Koops. Research: dance, design, and data interpretation through projection.
Istanbul Triennial · Acts of Holding Dance
Istanbul · 2022
Artist · Designer.
March Dance · Acts of Holding Dance
2024
Artist · Designer.
Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts · University of Sydney
2022
Focus: Embodied Interaction and Generative Systems
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) · University of Melbourne
2018
Ballet Training, Advanced 2 (RAD) · Victorian College of the Arts
Melbourne
Capture   Optical flow analysis · MediaPipe pose estimation · real-time body tracking · pose data extraction (CSV/JSON)
Data   Python pipeline architecture · JSON schema modelling · automated production workflows
Intelligence   Real-time LLM integration · custom API bridge architecture · Claude embedded in live TouchDesigner systems
Render   Houdini (VEX/Python) · TouchDesigner (real-time systems) · WebGL · GPU-based particle systems
"Coded Art" · Glorious Sport
February 2022
International Chinese Outstanding Youth Award
2023
Think Youth Shanghai Digital Creation · Excellence Award
2022