Explore and Experiment | Jiaqing Chen | TEDxEmilyCarrU
If you ever feel lost or burnt out, being experimental with your creative practice is the advice that is given. Donna suggests that a helpful trick to overcome this fear of creative experiment might be to notice the difference between the two words: Explore and Experiment. Jiaqing Chen is an independent animator, photographer and dancer. Born in Guangzhou, China and raised in Canada. She graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2018 and directed the animated theme reveal short film for TEDxEmilyCarrU 2019 “Greater Than You”. Aside from filmmaking and dancing, she has an interest in observing human behaviours and finding phenomena, as well as exploring a wide span of hobbies including photography, songwriting, singing and travelling alone. She believes that life should be a fun adventure of exploration and experiments and she strives to do the same in her creative process. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx