Hi! I’m Zoey Liu, a social anthropology student, studying in London, currently spending a year abroad at the University of Tokyo.

I’m originally Chinese.

I’ve lived in Shanghai, London, Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg — each city taught me a different rhythm of life, and I like to think of myself as a quiet observer of the world’s small details.

Beyond academia, I work across photography, education, and research. I’ve been a research assistant for creativity-in-education projects, a consultant for environmental NGOs in Africa, and a mentor for youth-led art programs in rural China.

My creative works — mostly photography and zines — have been shown in small collective exhibitions in London and Tokyo, exploring themes of memory, city, and coexistence between humans and nature.

Centres d'intérêt

• literature
• photography
• working out
• traveling
• anthropology
• journalism
• psychoanalysis

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Italo Calvino / Juan Rulfo / The Strokes / The Libertines

I am a huge fan of Italo Calvino and his books

I also read Japanese/ French/ Latin American literature a lot

Sometimes I think the meaning of both life and travel is to deepen my reading.

To experience what writers describe — so that their words are no longer abstract, but embodied.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

I can share stories and stillness — the kind that appear when two people from different worlds sit together and speak honestly.

I love cooking simple Chinese meals and exchanging recipes from our homes. I often travel with a small film camera, and I’d be happy to take a portrait of you or your city, as a quiet memory of our encounter.

If you’re curious, I can also share glimpses of my anthropology research and photo zines — small books I make about people, places, and the ways we coexist with nature.

But more than anything, I hope to share a sense of attention: the feeling that our ordinary days, when truly seen, can become something beautiful and meaningful.

Pays que j'ai visités

Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

China, England, Japan, Russian Federation