From Tech to Art: A Return to the Body

I used to build systems. Models of the economy, algorithms for recommendation engines, strategic frameworks for Fortune 500s. I had spent nearly a decade in consulting and AI innovation, speaking the language of logic, efficiency, and scalability. But somewhere along the way, I realized I was starving for something else: softness, presence, beauty. I missed the language of the body.

My roots had always been artistic. I trained in ballet, performed on stage, found refuge in literature and late-night piano. Even during the most data-driven years of my career, I would still sneak off to dance rehearsals, write letters in cafes, or photograph strangers with the reverence of a portraitist. The arts never left me. They waited, patiently, until I returned with a deeper understanding of who I was.

That return wasn’t a dramatic pivot but a homecoming. I now stand at an unusual intersection: a Manchurian-born artist with degrees in economics, a former technologist who curates gallery shows and dances under chandeliers. My modeling portfolio blends classical poise with conceptual daring. My acting work draws from emotional memory and cultural nuance. And through it all, I bring the precision of my former life in tech except now, it's in service of something less measurable: resonance.

This journey isn’t about abandoning structure. It’s about reclaiming spontaneity. About letting instinct guide systems, and beauty inform logic. From machine learning to method acting, from corporate boardrooms to art studios in Berlin: I’ve learned that creation is most powerful when it comes from the full self.

I used to build systems. Now, I build moments. And sometimes, that’s the most intricate architecture of all.