Driven by a passion for storytelling and innovation, Artemis Zih-Jie Weng is a dynamic new media artist and XR creative technologist specializing in immersive storytelling and spatial computing. With over four years of experience, her expertise spans audio and music production, world-building, and interactive simulations, with a focus on how digital and physical realms intersect to reshape human experiences.
In 2023, Artemis graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London, with a BA in Design. During her studies, she became fascinated with how technology connects to the human experience. Her project “Goldsmiths Metaverse” used WebGL and VR in Unity to explore how digital spaces can break down cultural, linguistic, and temporal barriers. This immersive project laid the foundation for her ongoing exploration of how virtual environments foster empathy and bring people together.
Artemis also experimented with blending physical materials and digital concepts. In her VR project “Welcome to Uncanny Valley,” she turned concept of the uncanny into a spatial reality. Participants navigated familiar yet distorted environments like corridors and buses, creating an unsettling experience. This project combined photogrammetry and hyperrealistic silicone sculpture to heighten the tactile eeriness, bridging the gap between real and virtual.
In 2024, Artemis began her MA in Digital Direction at Royal College of Art, becoming the youngest candidate in her program. Her cinematic adaptation of UE5 game “Consciousness in The Landscape” was selected for IRCAM Forum 2024 in Paris and earned Runner-Up prize in Sensory at Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards. Alongside 3D environment design and gameplay VFX, she managed all aspects of audio production, cinematography, and editing. These accolades were driven by her expertise in crafting immersive experiences and ambisonic music.
In addition to her studies, Artemis worked on UE5 virtual production for an award-winning film, collaborating with teams from LCC (UAL) & University of Westminster. She also completed a successful year as Lead Coordinator for the Outernet x RCA immersive media exhibition ‘NOW, GATHER, CHANGE,’ while serving as Programme Representative (EDI) for MA Digital Direction, for which she won Student-Led Staff Awards as Rep of the Year.
Her graduate film, “Serendipity: Beyond the Mist,” was selected to exhibit at Outernet and BBC TVC. An AR version will debut at Saatchi Gallery at British Art Fair 2024, pushing boundaries of new media art and establishing Artemis as an innovative voice in immersive storytelling.
EDUCATION
2023 Royal College of Art
MA Digital Direction
Graduated in 2024
2020 Goldsmiths, the University of London
Bachelor of Arts in Design
Graduated in 2023
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Digitalist - Exhibition @ PIVOTAL: Digitalism at British Art Fair
2024 Outernet London
2024 BBC TVC Artist Showcase
2024 3D & Sound Artist - Work shown at IRCAM/Centre Pompidou
2023 Technical Artist (VR) - Exhibition @ Unit 8, Copeland Park
Goldsmiths BA Design Degree Show 'Get Lost'
2022 "My Dreams These Days" Part Two (December 10th~)
The Time-Based Virtual Art Experience. Presented and
Hosted on the New Art City platform.
https://newart.city/show/mdtd-virtual
2021 "My Dreams These Days" Part One (June 12th-13th)
A 12-hour showcase of artist work streamed
consecutively on Twitch, as well as projected live at
physical locations in the Chicago area.
http://mydreamsthesedays.com/index.html
2020 Phoenix City Hall (March-April)
Exhibition in celebration and recognition of Taiwan’s
global art and the beauty of ‘Han Zi Culture’, twelve
pieces of my works were displayed.
link to the Instagram post-@phoenixsistercities
2019 Arizona Capitol Museum (October-December)
link to the Twitter post-@azcapitolmuseum
AWARDS
2024 ‘Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards Finalist & Runner-Up: Sensory'
issued by Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards
2022 ‘Active Creator Award'
issued by Meta Spark
(for publishing AR effects on Instagram)
25.6k Impressions, 47.2k Opens, and 10.9k Captures (on the rise)
2020 ‘Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition’
issued by the local congressman (for art exhibition)
‘State of Arizona Commendation Certificate’
issued by the state governor (for art exhibition)
‘State of Arizona Certificate of Recognition'
issued by the Arizona Department of State
(for art exhibition)
ARTEMIS WENG
PROJECT
2024 RADIANT FORTUNES: THE RED PAPER DANCE
• Selected to exhibit an augmented reality (AR) piece on the Fifth Plinth as part of “PIVOTAL: Digitalism”, a groundbreaking section of the British Art Fair dedicated to digital art.
• The upcoming exhibition will take place from 26 to 29 September 2024 at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery, highlighting the intersection of art and technology.
• Radiant Fortunes: The Red Paper Dance is an AR piece that reimagines the traditional art of Chinese paper cutting as a vibrant, digital experience.
• Intricate red patterns, rich with auspicious motifs, folklore, blessings for good fortune, come to life through augmented reality, symbolizing preservation & continuity of cultural heritage.
• By merging timeless craftsmanship with modern technology, the piece invites viewers to immerse themselves in these traditions, fostering a deeper appreciation for how enduring cultural artistry can be experienced & honoured in the age of Digitalism.
2024 SERENDIPITY: BEYOND THE MIST
• Directed & produced a CG animated film using UE5. Managed all aspects of production, from concept to completion.
• Premiered at Outernet, London, on July 24th, 2024, and was showcased from August 2nd to 5th, 2024.
• Featured at the BBC Television Centre’s Big Screen at the Artist Showcase 2024.
2023 CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE LANDSCAPE
• Responsible for 3D Environmental/Level Design with UE5, Gameplay effects & Triggers, Immersive Audio (Sound and Music) with Logic Pro, Animated Sequences in UE5 and Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Explores how human curiosity interacts with different environments as they evolve, producing experimental sound that reflects their movement. The contrasting outputs make for a fascinating comparison in results, as each playthrough is unique.
• Player explores a route through a forest landscape, which gradually evolves into a city landscape using Anthropocene imagery
2023 WELCOME TO THE UNCANNY VALLEY
• Built and optimised a virtual environment in Unity for running as standalone in Oculus Quest2.
• "Welcome to the Uncanny Valley" is an immersive VR experience
that turns the uncanny valley into a spatial reality.
• Participants navigate through eerily familiar yet distorted environments, such as corridors, stations, and buses, seamlessly stitched together into a claustrophobic, airless space. These recognizable settings feel warped, as if they exist in a liminal realm just beyond the ordinary, intensifying the quiet terror of the unknown. Lifelike human forms are embedded into the architecture, blurring the line between body and space, heightening the sense of disorientation and dread.
• A key element of the installation is a hyper-realistic silicone face, identical to one seen in the VR space, which participants can physically touch. This tactile interaction deepens the unsettling sensation and bridges the gap between virtual and physical reality.
2022 THE UNCANNY & MUNDANE
• A body of work that explores the proximity between
realism and eeriness. Examined by deviations from
plaster/silicone face cast based on shrinkage of alginate mold.
• Research and familiarize with biomaterial. Found an
adapted, cheap, simplified gelatin recipe that functions
similarly to silicone but in a formulation that can be
remelted, reused, and recycled.
2022 DISSOLVING REALITIES
• Highlighted by Goldsmiths on Instagram & GoldDust
publication.
• Created point cloud animation by Blender, Camera AR track,
LiDAR 3D scanned daily places like Design Studio
& underground to document extra dimensions of reality in a
more cinematic way.
2022 ESCAPE TO GOLDSMITHS METAVERSE
• Self-directed. Explore connections between schoolmates that
communicate with existing barriers of culture, language, or
time. Created a playable virtual world with Unity. Created 3D
assets, avatars, textures, and game interfaces with Blender &
Figma.
2022 LORE OF LONDON
• Alone revisited group project. Aim to raise awareness of
climate change through emotional appeals & reimagining the
future of flooded London 2090 if no action is taken now. Alone
designed a world by creating fictional narration and 3D assets.
ARTEMIS @ OUTERNET AS SPEAKER
EXHIBITION @ OUTERNET LONDON
ARTEMIS @ INNOVATE UK IMMERSIVE TECH AWARDS
AS RUNNER-UP IN SENSORY