otay:onii (Lane Shi) is a multifaceted artist originally from Haining, China. Her artistic practice spans music, performance, installation, and film composition. otay’s work has received recognition and accolades, including the Bronze Prize for Best Female Vocalist from the Global Music Awards, and Best Sound from the Audiovisual Arts Industrial Incubator Awards.
Performance pieces like ›Unwrap!‹ at the Ming Contemporary Art Museum exemplify her innovative concept of »bio instruments«; recent performances include Harvard University and prestigious festivals like SXSW, Roadburn Festival, CTM, Fusion, Creepy Teepy, LGW, Fekete Zaj, and Full of Lava.
otay:onii joined the opera performance ›Sancta‹ by artist Florentina Holzinger, and was selected as a Shape+ platform artist for innovative music and audiovisual art in 2024/25. She navigates experience-driven discussions, from humor to the poignant realities of first-generation immigrants up to date, sharing rooted eastern perspectives with the western world in an attempt to bridge divides.
Her acclaimed albums, including ›NAG‹ (2018), ›MíngMíng 冥冥‹ (2021), and ›Dream Hacker‹ (2023), defy conventional structures and emphasize philosophies drawn from lived experiences. Her new release ›True Faith Ain’t Blind‹ is poised to challenge established norms between classical and metal with acoustic piano and voice.
»solving a puzzle with another puzzle that can’t be seen, can’t be touched, but to feel.«
otay:onii receives a scholarship of 7,000 euros in 2024 for album production.
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