From the announcement of the open call for Research Fellows on e-flux and our web platforms on December 12, 2025, through the application deadline on February 15, 2026, Changbai Spring 2026: The Idea of North Research Residency Program received a total of 40 applications. Applicants’ places of origin represented 10 countries—China, South Korea, India, the United States, Canada, Russia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Poland, and Croatia—while their current bases spanned 15 countries and regions, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, Australia, the United States, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Poland.
We are grateful for the strong interest in the program and the depth of engagement reflected across this year’s submissions. Due to the limitations of residency capacity and program scale, we were not able to accommodate all applicants. Following a careful review and selection process, 16 applicants have been invited to join this year’s cohort as Research Fellows—exceeding the originally anticipated cohort of approximately 10:
获选研究者
Selected Research Fellows
In alphabetical order from A to Z by last name
Yiqing CHEN, artist and digital director. London/Guiyang.
Angelina Guo, writer, translator, and researcher. Taipei/Montreal.
Ariel Qinru HOU, curator, fellow of Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University. Boston/New York/Beijing.
Nancy JI, architect and researcher. Melbourne/Xi’an.
Renee Yu JIN, artist, researcher, and Ph.D. candidate and lecturer of art in Visual & Cultural Studies at University of Rochester. New York/Ji’nan.
Minh NGUYEN, writer and curator. Ho Chi Minh City/New York.
Molide TUOLIHONG, artist, curator, and cross-cultural researcher. Shanghai/Altay.
KIM Westfall, multidisciplinary artist and researcher. New York/Seoul.
Daphne XU, artist and filmmaker. Shanghai/Toronto.
Sonny Meng Qi XU, landscape architect, co-founder of post·rock, and lecturer of architecture and landscape architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong/New York.
Tianyu YANG, Ph.D. student at MIT and writer-researcher in art and architecture. Jilin/Cambridge, MA.
Huirong YE, Ph.D. student of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. Cambridge, MA/Zhoushan.
David ZHANG, architectural designer. New York.
ZHANG Zeyangping, cross-media artist. Beijing/Daqing.
Yufeng ZHAO, media artist, technologist, and M.S. candidate of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT. Cambridge, MA/Harbin.
Yanhua ZHOU, art historian, scholar of Asian studies, and assistant professor of Asian Studies at Kennesaw State University. Atlanta/Chongqing.
All participants will be invited to join the “Changbai Spring 2026: The Idea of North” group chat. A detailed schedule will be included in the program brochure for reference. Reading materials will be made available through the program’s digital library, which will be shared shortly. Information regarding program guidelines, the code of conduct, and travel can be accessed via “NAAA Program Participant Handbook” or by reaching out to the designated program lead.
We look forward to welcoming this year’s Research Fellows to the program on May 17–28!
