2017
The New Normal post-graduate program, Strelka Institute, Moscow, RU
2011 - 2013
Visual Strategy (Design), Sandberg Insitituut Amsterdam, NL
2006 - 2010
Visual Communication, Beijing Insititute of Fashion Technology, CN
2022 - present
Pathway Leader
Situated Design pathway of Master Institute of Visual Cultures (St.Josst Master), Avans Creative Innovation, The Netherlands
2022
Founder & Director
Stichting NextKin
2022 - 2023
Core tutor, curriculum development
COOP ' Forming a new art economy of the commons' , Dutch Art Institute
2021 - present
Co-creator& co-organzier
Liquid Dependencies (multiplayer LARP game for collective future of care and an international community network)
2020 - present
Strategist
theCurrent.is a social and online education platform for the higher education of art
2019 - present
Co-initiator & System Designer
Commons · Art (commoning the art economy through blockchain technology)
2019 - 2020
Researcher
Cultural & Creative Industries research group
Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology,
Avans University for Applied Sciences, NL
2019 - 2022
Graduation Curatorial Tutor
Master Institute of Visual Cultures (St.Josst Master), Avans Creative Innovation, The Netherlands
2018 - present
Initiator, Project Developer, Research lead
Urbanizing the digital (research on digital space for long-term collective interests )
2018 - present
Initiator, director
ReUnion (P2P Care platform for bottom-up safety net and sustainable economy)
2017 - 2018
Co-founder & design lead
Phi (blockchain platform for decentralized renewable energy communities)
2016 - 2017
Initiator & curator
Monolithm (platform for designer film)
2013 - present
Owner
Studio Yin Aiwen
2009 - 2011
Co-founder, Designer
ShuangMu Studio (Self-publishing agency for digital community)
2023
Young Creative fellow, Creative Impact Research Center Europe (CIRCE)
2022
Gitcoin KERNEL fellow (KB7)
2019
INFORM prize for Conceptual Design 2020, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, DE
2019
European Stack Residency at Trust (Berlin), DE
2019
Residency at ZK/U Berlin (fully funded by Mondriaan Fonds), NL/DE
2018
What Design Can Do Climate Action Challenge, NL
2017
“The Recalibrated Institute” Research Fellowship (US/EU), ArtCenter/SF, US
2023
Commoning Art in a Sandbox, Creative Industries Fund, NL
2021
Lilies on the waters, Creative Industries Fund, NL
2019
Beyond the Nuclear Family, Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, NL
2019
ReUnion Network, Creative Industries Fund, NL
2018
Poiexixx (now ReUnion), Creative Industries Fund, NL
2018
Prototyping Future Energy with HSE, Creative Industries Fund, NL
2016
The Curious Casebook of Chinese Network, Creative Industries Fonds, NL
2015
The Massage is The Medium@DePunt, Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, NL
2021
On Post-temporariness, Making&Breaking, NL
2021 - 2022
Platform as Aesthetic Generator, so-far.online, SG
2019
The Curious Casebook of Chinese Meme War, Attenzione, AUS
2018
Urbanizing the Digital: Call for Action, Volume Magazine, NL
2017
Moving Away From East and West, issue “Export”, Fabrikzeitung, CHE
2016
Platform as aesthetic generator (in Chinese), Insitute of Network Society, CN
2016
HD is the new A4, Metropolis M, NL
2020
Economia 2020, NL
2020
re:publica 20 ASAP, DE
2020
Transmediale E2E symposium, DE
2019
PRIMMER 19, Design Future Initiative & Parsons New School, US
2019
Redistributing care, Global Carework Summit, CA
2019
Reconfiguring Territories Spring School 2019, FI/EE
2019
Reimagine family with blockchain, SXSW festival, US
2018
Designing the Social in Energy Cooperative, Fab City Summit Paris, FR
2018
Design is too white, Designplatform Rotterdam & Het Nieuw Instituut, NL
2013
Shows of Reality, Pangea, Faena Art Center, ARG
2020
Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art, CN
2020
Solo exhibition, Gfkz, DE
2019
Reprodutopia, Droog Hotel, NL
2018
Munka/Work (Marx 200), abq Project Space, HU
2018
Living with the water, Museum of Architecture and Design, SI
2018
Videoart of Yin Aiwen, Museum Hilversum, NL
2017
Dutch Design Week, NL
2015
Mindful Sunday, Droog Hotel, NL
2014
World Design Capital, SA
2014
Chaumont Design Graphite, FR
2013
The Pop-up Expo, TodaysArt Festival, NL