Yike Jiang

Iko Jiang is an illustrator and visual storyteller who is currently based in Edinburgh. Through comics, games and handcrafted imagery, she explores themes such as memory, migration and the emotional experience of leaving home. By blending fantasy with personal experience, she creates quiet narratives about growing up, distance, and belonging.

"Elsewhere" is a short graphic novel for readers from 12 to 15. Set in a magical world, the story follows a Little Bird who is forced to leave her woodland home and find her way in an unfamiliar human world. Through themes of family, migration, identity, and environmental change, the story explores the concept of growing up.

"The world is much, much bigger than you thought. Someday, somehow, you will find your roots."

"Rewind: 2193" is a narrative-driven visual novel with an estimated playtime of between one and one-and-a-half hours. It was fully developed independently. The story begins one day when the protagonist, Keira, encounters a mysterious genie and finds herself drawn back into her childhood and attempts to rewrite the course of her past. Players can shape her responses through branching choices, influencing her psychological state and the direction of the narrative. The project focuses on school bullying, memory, perception, and the long-term impact of trauma.

"As long as you remember me, we are still the winners."