Dr Hengzhi Gong is a lecturer in the School of Public Art at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China. He received his Ph.D. in Arts and Humanities in 2025 and his M.A. in Painting in 2020 from the Royal College of Art, London. He also holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Design from Beijing Institute of Technology. His research focuses on public art, digital visual culture, immersive media, allegory, and critical theory.