Intertwining discourses around labyrinths, social anxiety, and post-truth, Junshu Gu’s work is rooted in rhizome theory and draws from her 13 years of experience in interdisciplinary, culture-related media work and her profound expertise. Her practice incorporates painting, sculpture, and time-based media, appearing minimal and abstract, yet formally lithesome and precise.
Hanna Tzong-Han Wu is a Taiwanese choreographer and dancer based in Los Angeles, California. The dance language that lies between Western contemporary, hip-hop, and martial arts punctuates her signature style. Hanna is most interested in creating works that reflect on humans and humanity and believes that arts are the reflection of society. In her work she blends arts, culture, society, humans, and self.
Zihao Zhou is a Chinese fashion designer based in London. His art explores the connections between the macro and the micro, revealing the hidden wonders of the world. In 2024, he took a leap of faith and launched his own eponymous brand, Illogic, in London. With a blend of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary aesthetics, Zihao aims to carve his unique mark in the fashion industry.
Tong Tong is a cutting-edge fashion designer and creative based in New York City. Tong's designs draw inspiration from a rich tapestry of influences, including personal memories, a profound passion for fashion history, and an adventurous exploration of materials. His collection Home Alone draws inspiration from a cherished childhood memory, the clandestine explorations into his parents' wardrobe.
Qibai Ting is an artist currently based in Beijing and London. Her practice mainly focuses on narrative objects and sculptural installations. Qibai is interested in stargazing activities, and she considers her works as “constellations”. Living very close to forests and mountains, she identifies with the philosophy of nature and practices within landscape.
Chen Luyao is a Chinese artist currently based in the US, working with jewelry and wearable art. In her latest series of works, Super Glue?, she uses superglue as her primary medium to create jewels and other wearable peaces. Superglue is a commonly used tool to connect objects. It is convenient, versatile, accessible, and easy to apply. In the series it occupies the center stage.
David Moješčík, aka MojDa, belongs to the middle generation of Czech sculptors. In his work, he deals with figurative sculpture. He uses all the advantages of sculpture in terms of material, allowing him to vary his sculptures in many positions, poses, and postures. He uses his own approach and handwriting in these subjects, but he often likes to work with hidden symbols or a greater or lesser degree of irony and exaggeration.
Yuguang (YG) Zhang is a New York-based new media / AI artist. His current practice, which incorporates interactive media, installation, and live performance, explores the connections we make with the ubiquitous AI systems embedded around us, the surprises and struggles we have when we (partially) surrender our authorship to intelligent algorithms, and the cultural & ethical shifts that come along in our society.
Ali Fawad is a self-taught digital sculptor/teacher, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Through working with both camera and computer, he creates images that seek to challenge and problematise traditional conceptions of photography, sculpturing and painting. Techniques and understandings from these fields – such as carving, layering of colour or the interplay of light - are used to produce images that capture the spirit of the locality.
Sophie Ruoyu Zhang is a Chinese artist, currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Working as a "diffraction apparatus", her practice utilizes multiple natural materials (napa cabbage, wine, coffee, etc.). Her oil painting, printmaking, and performance respond to and reinterpret the natural objects that are in a limbo of recognition, permeating poetics on the threshold of the subjecthood, the recognizable and the representable.
