Jingrong Zhang | 张镜荣



Jingrong’s work explores the intersection of art, design, science, and cities, with a focus on social behavior in public spaces, racial and gender equity, and urban greenery and biodiversity. Her projects have been featured and supported by the Council for the Arts at MIT, World Economic Forum, Venice Biennale, and Shanghai Library. Trained in urban planning, she holds a master’s degree in Applied Urban Science and Informatics from New York University’s Center for Urban Science and Progress.  


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Email: jingrong.zhang@nyu.edu
 

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Experience  Research Fellow
MIT Senseable City Lab 
2023 - present

GIS and Mapping Specialist
Data Services, NYU Division of Libraries 
2022 - 2023


EducationNew York University
MS in Applied Urban Science and Informatics
2022

Tianjin University
BEng in Urban Planning 
2020  


ExhibitionStreet Scores
Interactive Installation & Performance, MIT Open Space  
2025 

Eyes on the Street
19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2025 

Re-Leaf
19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2025 

Word as Image 
Shanghai Library  
2023  


Talks   Visual Empathy in the Age of Data
Data | Art Symposium, Harvard University
2025

Visualizing Seshat: Unveiling Patterns in Human History with Seshat Databank
Complexity Science Hub
2024

The Electric Commute: Envisioning 100% Electrified Mobility in NYC
NYC Open Data Week  
2023


Services  
NYC Open Data Ambassador Trainee












[Word as Image]  






About  
Word as Image is a creative exploration of a 10,000-image archive of Chinese engraving art, reimagined through computational methods and narrative design. The project transforms a historical visual corpus into an interactive experience: a searchable index, a storytelling interface, and a computer-vision–guided system that reveals patterns of gesture, motif, and visual form. Developed as a solo work and exhibited at the Shanghai Library, Word as Image demonstrates how algorithms and archives can together illuminate the cultural textures embedded in traditional printmaking.

Explore at https://arcg.is/CiqKr  

Awarded and commissioned by the Shanghai Library



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