EXPANDED PRACTICE    

CHECKPOINT 
                        
Jialiang Ji
@cherry_and_wifi

CHECKPOINT traces the evolving relationship between China’s Gen Z and digital spaces through the lens of internet nostalgia.

By reinterpreting and materialising the symbols and narratives from childhood video games and early social media, CHECKPOINT builds a safe corner within digital adventures.

It recalls the optimism, agency, and connections once present in early online worlds, and explores how internet nostalgia can evolve into new forms of healing and resilience in today’s increasingly alienating digital world.