Riniifish

China

 Riniifish is a Chinese digital artist creating evolving ecosystems of psychedelic bugs and imaginary life forms. As an introvert with many emotions, dreams, and stories constantly spinning in her mind, creating art is the way through which she speaks most freely and eloquently. In her work, Riniifish portrays fantastical versions of otherworldly life, depicting parallel universes and extraterrestrial civilizations full of tiny, translucent creatures. Through these strange creatures, her work explores memory, emotion, ritual, early internet culture, and subtle social dynamics. Blending playful visuals with existential reflections, her practice spans digital art, publishing, exhibitions, and collaborations. She is best known for her ongoing series of 'bugs' who populate the 'M7 Planet', through which she explores themes of life and death, emotional struggles and burnout, and sometimes, just everyday life.
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Her work has been featured in TASCHEN’s On NFTs and her publication Sometimes Mind Blowing, alongside collaborations with CASETiFY, Pull&Bear, JIUJIE, Adriana Hot Couture, and Simo Cell. Since 2020, her work has been exhibited internationally at venues and events including Kraftwerk Berlin, DIG SHIBUYA Tokyo, Digital Art Week Asia Tokyo, RGBMTL Montreal, UVNT Art Fair Madrid, Unfold Gallery New York, Tang Contemporary Art Beijing, Rosewood Hotel Amsterdam, and REVOLUTION V52 in France. In 2023, she held a solo exhibition at N51 Gallery in Milan, with recent and forthcoming presentations including Vinyl on Vinyl in the Philippines in early 2026.


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Between Temple, Babel, and Time

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Three connected environments from the M7 universe: ritualistic temples, bouncing consciousness towers, and volcanic landscapes where time slowly dissolves. Inspired by forgotten mythologies and microscopic ecosystems.
Created using Procreate and Final Cut Pro.

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