About me

Ying Zeng (Zing) is a mixed media animator and illustrator based in London. With a background in illustration and design, she ventured into animation, film and sound design. Through her work, she tells both surreal and fragmented narratives that explore the themes of cultural identity and feminism.

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• Freelance Illustrator/ animator looking for work!

Projects

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  2D Animation showreel 2021-2022 | Ying Zeng (Zing)https://yingzengzing.com/animation
• Illustration project 2022
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  Animation installationYour Sanctuary for Regeneration (Holly Telfer & Ying Zeng, 2022) is an animated short in the form of a loop, shown to the audience through an installation experience. The piece shows a journey through the birth and regeneration of a mother goddess within her temple. By harking back to goddess worship and historical depictions of femininity, the piece creates an image of the divine feminine as a powerful concept, separate from the unnatural standards perpetuated through the development of the pa
• Cave (Ying Zeng,2022)Concept art for my graduation animation project, Your Sanctuary for Regeneration.
• Animation short, TATA (2020, Ying Zeng)Animation TATA is a one-minute opening animation for a documentary project, Safe Distance (Jamie Chi, 2021). Combining hand-drawn animation and experimental printings on thermal papers, the animation film presents a series of visual puzzles exploring themes of gender, identity and discrimination. The title TATA comes from the music the sound artist JinYing Li composed for this film. As the personal pronouns for “She” and “He” both pronounce “Ta” in the Chinese language, “Ta Ta” in the animation
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  Wish You Merry ChristmasAn illustration project for the Tate Museum Christmas postcard design campaign.

Work history

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Design internValley Moon Consultant Ltd.
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020London, United KingdomInternship
Create digital assets and edit promotional videos under the brand art direction.

Education

BA AnimationLondon College of Communication, UAL
Aug 2019 - Jun 2022London, United Kingdom
Awarded with first class degree

Awards

First Class degree in BA AnimationLondon College of Communication, UAL
2022 Gradwatch with Creative ReviewCreative Review
Animator Ying Zeng is one of the ten art and design graduates we’ve chosen for our annual Gradwatch showcase, where we celebrate the next generation of talent in the creative industries. Details: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/gradwatch-2022-ying-zeng/