Ruochen Wang

Digital Direction (MA)
10044615@network.rca.ac.uk
Inspired by scuba diving encounters with coral bleaching and displaced marine life, LORD OF THE OCEAN tells the tale of a once-vibrant coral tree guarding the sea. As pollution spread, it began to wither. In devotion to the Coral God, followers performed rituals of meditation, song, and dance, each act bringing back a trace of colour—an echo of human remorse and nature’s renewal.
Outernet London showed this work at 31st of July ,2025
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Olfactory Empire explores how captivity erases tigers’ scent-based communication, replacing it with a human-controlled, sterilized sensory world. This immersive work invites audiences to experience the loss of olfactory autonomy and calls for scent justice in zoo design.
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About

Ruochen Wang is a London-based digital artist from China, graduating from the Royal College of Art (MA Digital Direction, 2024–2025). Her work explores how digital media can reconnect humans, beliefs, and nature. In 2023, scuba diving in Semporna, Malaysia, and Naples, Italy, she witnessed firsthand the beauty and fragility of marine ecosystems, as well as signs of mass coral bleaching. These experiences inspired The Coral Tree of God—an immersive ritual honoring oceanic fragility. She contributed to both the particle system and sound design aspects of the project.

Looking ahead, Wang plans to further integrate immersive media, interactive storytelling, and environmental research to create experiences that bridge the sensory and the spiritual. Her future projects aim to engage audiences not only as observers, but as participants in collective rituals that spark awareness and responsibility for the natural world. She envisions her practice expanding across exhibitions, site-specific installations, and collaborations with scientists and cultural practitioners worldwide.

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