Iris (Yuting) Zeng is an artist from Chongqing, China, based in Somerville and works in Cambridge. Her multidisciplinary practice bridges the physical and the experiential. She is deeply interested the human condition through the lens of the body, memory, senses, and the land. Her background in biological anthropology, where she studied tooth sections and spinal structures of paleo-anthropoids, inspired her to investigate the bounds of human experience as a Homo sapiens. Without formal training in art, she approaches creation as a natural extension of life—essential and intuitive, like breathing. she is energized and enlivened by moments of connection—sparks that emerge through collective making, tactile experience, and meditation. Iris is also ranked second globally(first in two categories) in Apple’s leaderboard for a minimalism racing game (Unpossible).