Joy Li (b. 1999, Gansu, China) received her B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Sculpture with a minor in Theater from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2021 and is currently pursuing her M.F.A. in Sculpture at the Yale School of Art. She works across sculpture, installation, performance, and video. Through her work, Li reinterprets the relationship between objects and the body, amplifying the allure and danger embedded in everyday materials. Her practice reveals how the material world manifests human desire, inviting viewers to re-experience familiar things in unfamiliar ways.