Shiyi Li on how her animation practice is rooted in music The Birmingham-based animator uses surreal colours to express her feelings through moving image. Date Share Shiyi Li’s work has always been closely related to music. She uses colour to express intuitive feelings around sound, then teases out logical connections through images. She tells us of her animation practice: “I think there is always that kind of passionate, warm, blurry, ambiguous, gleamy colour in my animation.” Born in China, Shiyi recently finished a master’s degree in Communication Design and Animation from Birmingham City University. She still currently resides here, pursuing a career in animation, illustration and live performance.