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PAGE?25 » of Lu Yang’s forays into the darker recesses of the human condition. It is the culmination not only of established narratives in her work, but of technical skills in animation and design that Lu has honed in previous projects, and worked meticulously to improve, to the point that she was able to bring this ambitious project to fruition almost single-handedly, which is no mean feat at all. ‘A lot of my early works were video, but I have been moving increasingly towards animation,’ she considers. ‘I don’t really look at it in terms of specializing, I just work in the medium I think will best convey the story I want to tell. I always want to learn new things and collaborate with people so that I can tell the story properly, whether that involves researching anatomy and neuroscience, or improving my skills with computer software.’ ? With a cauldron of bizarre and brilliant ideas bubbling away in her mind, and an ever-growing arsenal of skills with which to execute them, the future looks bright for Lu Yang. With prestigious SHANGHAI247.NET shows across Europe and Asia already under her belt, international stardom beckons, and a lot of people inside and outside Shanghai will be waiting to find out where her next project will take us. It probably won’t be a story which everyone will want to hear, but it’s vital that the story is told. • 247TICKETS.CN