Meet the Collective

Our collective is a curious team of anthropologists, psychologists, photographers, filmmakers, philosophers, storytellers and artists working together to connect brands with culture and REAL people.

 

  • Initiator

    Visual Anthropologist and Brand Consultant

    Ting is contagiously dramatic. She has a keen interest in non-verbal communication. An applied theatre practitioner and an occasional ethnographic filmmaker.

  • Weaver

    Medical Anthropologist and Cultural Strategist

    Dantong has a magic to make people melt. It's impossible to leave her without being inspired! An upcoming non-fiction writer, who runs a secret Sichuan Tapas private kitchen.

  • Weaver

    Cultural Journalist and Digital Creative

    Joy is truly joyful. She always shows up with juicy jaw-dropping stories. Movie omnivore, with an expertise in 70-90s crime thrillers. A stand-up comedian to be. A vintage lover.

  • Collaborator

    Lens-based artist

    Working mainly on documentary and independent projects between China and Slovenia. His work explores the lines between documentary, portrait and art photography to engage with social and cultural issues.

  • Collaborator

    PhD in Chinese Literature

    A passionate culture researcher born with a serendipitous connection with Chinese ancient poets. Ex-theatre director, Peking Opera singer, who deeply believes in cooking, and that dreaming is equally as important as research. A practicing Grha-pati.

  • Collaborator

    Culture and Brand Strategist

    Charise holds a PhD in Language and Cognition and is an expert in Cultural Analysis, Brand Transformation and Applied Semiotics. She's always curious, always thinking...Creating Ideas you can Feel. She also composes music for children in her spare time.

  • Collaborator

    PhD in Philosophy

    A nomadic researcher, with a feverish interest in the mind-body identity in the Anthropocene. Cui's mind is a living Google and he's quite open to the idea of becoming a cyborg. He was, is, and will be constantly seeking the ultimate freedom to sleep anytime like an unthinking cat.

  • Collaborator

    Artist and Researcher

    Ying is an artist and a researcher from Suzhou, she’s currently based in US Midwest. She has a background in journalism, ethnic studies, and transnational gender studies. Her current research is in the field of disability studies, transnational feminism, globalization, and fat studies. She’s also a photographer and a performance artist.

  • Collaborator

    PhD in Sociology

    Focusing on the intersection among individuals, culture and society, his respondents include laid-off workers in northern China, Mainland students in Hong Kong and the public intellectuals in Chengdu. A meditation learner who tries to be introspective and kind.