Xiaoji Song (b. 1995, Wuhan, she/they) is a Berlin-based artist, activist, performance-maker, game-maker, and researcher. Recent works include participatory performance Lake Reclamation Code, supported by Intermediae Matadero; theater performance Alien without Extraordinary Ability, supported by Ringtheater Berlin and the Asian Performing Artists Lab as part of the art collective EAST ALIEN COMPANY; and web-based game Emotional Futures, supported by LAS Foundation as part of the IRL collective. Xiaoji was also one of the FUTURE I MONEY grantees of the Interledger Foundation. Xiaoji is a 2025 Ambassador of the Interledger Foundation, researching and advocating for the communities involved in the informal economy in Berlin and Madrid. Xiaoji’s practice spans text, games, social practices, and performance to construct critical fabulations around bordering practices, notions of security, and alternative economies. They focus on exploring post-capitalist and post-border approaches to creating safety, community, and kinship, often activating social interactions and mechanisms to examine how non-belonging and fluidity can open spaces for resistance. Their work has been presented at Ringtheater Berlin, Berliner Festspiele, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, NECE Festival, Sofia Art Week, and Matadero Madrid Contemporary Art Center, with support from DOMiD Lab (DE), Light Art Space Foundation (DE), and Interledger Foundation (USA). They have participated in residencies at Callie’s Berlin, Asian Performing Artists Lab@AmnAsia, Ideas Factory Association Bulgaria, and Matadero Madrid Contemporary Art Center. Xiaoji is also an alum of the New Politics and Afrofuturism Research Programme at University of the Underground, Practicing Rhythm Site-specific Research Lab at Open Set Lab, AI Anarchies Autumn School at the Academy of Arts Berlin, and the School for Dissident Friendship at Berliner Festspiele. For their social practices, activism, community, and advocacy work, they regularly collaborate with local networks, grassroots initiatives, NGOs, and various civil society groups. Together with Yve Oh and Yumo Cheng, they founded the interdisciplinary art collective EAST ALIEN COMPANY.