Xin Jin

Chinese-born Artist Selena (Xin) Jin's artistic journey started from a passion for costume design. Graduated from the London College of Fashion in Performance Design. She then started to make her own film with a strength in aesthetics of film, which primarily explores the ways to tell stories in a strong visual impact. She has received a $60,000 from the Lillian Disney fund, to continue her academic path at the California Institute of the Arts. Growing up in China until she was 15. Selena then completed her high school education in Canada. Living in the western countries afterwards, has let her understood the culture from eastern and western sides. Selena has a strong conflict between her Chinese heritage and the western-style education, that she has received in the past 10 years. She is constantly finding a way to reinterpret this conflict between eastern and western culture, which showcases in her artworks.