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Lishan Liu’s surrealist sense of humor, through fasion and video
Lishan Liu is a video director and photographer based between New York City and Shanghai, and founder of the Creative Studio 6li3. Her work has been included in the Fashion Film Festival Milano 9th Edition and Rencontres Internationales 2019. Here, she talks with 4N editor Kelly Rogers about her recently produced video featuring the 4N Consulate, her foray into producing fashion campaigns, and O-1 visa experience.
Kelly Rogers: Tell me about how this all started—how did you get into directing?
Lishan Liu: So I used to go to the School of Visual Arts. I got my MFA in photo video and related media. So that's how I started to use the medium to make work. But after I graduated, I moved back to Shanghai. I started to work in the fashion industry. So I'm not making my own artwork, I’m making video production for brands and stuff. I direct campaign or social media content for them.