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Lia Lin Maximo Garcia Access

| Project | Year | Description | Impact | |---------|------|-------------|--------| | | 2017 | A mixed‑media installation using sonar recordings from coastal Philippines and soundscapes from Mexican Gulf fisheries. Visitors could “navigate” the sound field via VR headsets. | 15,000+ visitors across three museums; highlighted marine‑conservation narratives. | | “Code & Canvas” | 2019 | Collaborative workshops where high school students in Oaxaca and Cebu co‑wrote generative art scripts that projected onto community walls. | Fostered STEM‑arts integration for 2,400 students; won the UNESCO Youth Arts Award . | | “Borderless Ledger” | 2021 | A blockchain‑based platform that records micro‑donations for grassroots NGOs, ensuring transparent fund flows across borders. | Over $2.3 M in donations processed for 84 NGOs in six countries. | | “Synesthetic City” | 2023 | A city‑wide, sensor‑driven light show in Mexico City that translated real‑time traffic, pollution, and social media sentiment into a choreographed luminescent performance. | Received the Venice Architecture Biennale Special Prize for “Innovative Urban Narrative”. |

| Field | Highlights | |-------|------------| | | Visual‑artist / illustrator (often works in mixed media, watercolor + digital collage). | | Geographic base | Based in Taipei, Taiwan , but frequently collaborates with clients in the U.S., Japan, and Europe. | | Key themes | Identity, migration, and the interplay between traditional Asian motifs and contemporary pop culture. | | Notable projects | • “Crossing Currents” – a solo exhibition (2022) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kaohsiung . • Cover art for the indie‑pop album “Neon Lanterns” (2023). | | Online presence | • Instagram: @lia.lin.art (≈ 32 k followers). • Portfolio site: lia‑lin.com (downloadable PDF résumé). | | Press | Featured in Taipei Times (2022) and Juxtapoz Magazine (2023) for her “fusion of calligraphy and street‑art aesthetics.” | lia lin maximo garcia