Zishuo Li (they/she) is a Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Media & Design Innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Holding an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media, and Design and a BFA in Drawing & Painting from OCAD University, as well as a BEng in Electrical & Computer Engineering from McMaster University, Zishuo’s practice is deeply informed by their diverse educational background. Their research interests revolve around natural materials and environmental justice, seeking to use natural materials to bring their ecological consciousness into installations, sonic art, painting, drawing, and time-based media.

Born in China, Zishuo’s practice is influenced by Daoism and traditional Chinese philosophy. Their recent works examine the relationship between humanity and nature, investigating how the vitality and agency of matter can open ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and political possibilities for more relational and sustainable ways of living with the world.