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.
Jewan Goo is a research-based photographer who focuses on reexamining and reconstructing the fading history of Korea during the Japanese colonial period. His work is deeply connected to contemporary issues within institutional archives and history education, which are often biased and subject to political control or censorship by governmental or educational authorities.
Huey Lee is a ceramic artist from South Korea, dedicated to exploring the expressive possibilities of clay. After completing his training as a traditional Korean ceramic artisan, Lee honed his skills working in various pottery and ceramic studios. His artistic practice is deeply rooted in his cultural background, religious influences, and nostalgic memories.
Momo was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Ghanaian father. She expresses her identity as a mixed-race person with different backgrounds and her ideology of society behind her work. She explores her unique vision through artistic digital and analog fashion pieces, paintings, and performance shows. Since 2017 she has been living New York City, working as a model.
Raine Li is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersection of tradition and modernity, rooted in the vibrant heritage of China's Yi ethnic culture. With a diverse background spanning experimental animation, digital art, and traditional calligraphy, Raine's work seamlessly integrates traditional elements with contemporary expression.
Alina R.J. is a London-based multidisciplinary artist with a Central Asian background, currently pursuing her Master's degree at the Royal College of Art. Alina's recent research focuses on Eastern philosophies, Jungian psychology – specifically Individuation and The Self – as well as tools to reconnect with this part of our psyche, including meditation.
Han Yang is a distinguished visual artist and photographer. Her work masterfully combines abstract and surreal elements to evoke profound emotions and explore the complexities of human psychology. Central to Han's artistic vision are themes of femininity, the human body, gender, and technology, which she vividly represents through oriental metaphors.
Fang Yutao is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist from China with a strong background in architecture. She reshapes traditional narratives by incorporating complex historical symbols that transcend cultural boundaries, drawing on premodern mythology that embraces pantheism and animism to redefine anthropocentric metaphors and dismantle traditional masculine narratives.
Jiayun Chen is an interdisciplinary artist who manifests ideas through forms of installation, ceramics, painting, and drawing. In searching for poetics and humor within failed translations, Chen investigates the aesthetics of failure in the experience of cross-cultural encounters. Having divided time nearly equally between China and America, Chen's artistic journey is heavily influenced by straddling the cultural divide between the two.
Jiang Xiaohan is a painter and poet from China, currently based in Chicago. Drawing inspiration from memories of the past and visions of imagination, Xiaohan paints the nostalgic bonds between her homeland's landscapes and nature; through her personal experiences, she explores the pursuit of faith and self-redemption against the backdrop of East Asian cultural and political contexts.
Zhiyan, a 3D artist and former architect, currently resides in London. Her creative endeavors delve deep into the intricate relationships between culture and technology, history and the future. Zhiyan takes pleasure in weaving together elements of Asian culture with futurism and science fiction themes, presenting a unique perspective through the lens of femininity.
Lisha Liang is a Chinese artist currently living in Italy. Lisha Liang's artistic endeavors are deeply rooted in the exploration of gender dynamics and the pervasive issue of gender-based violence. Motivated by a growing concern for these societal challenges, Liang's work serves as a conscientious reflection and an invitation to engage with the feminist discourse.
Jackie Jiang is a Chinese Designer and Multi-Media Artist whose work often features a unique blend of traditional paper-making techniques and contemporary ink and acrylic artistry. Through her evocative works, she masterfully merges Eastern artistic traditions with Western influences, forging a path that celebrates cultural heritage while embracing the spirit of innovation.
Li Jiaoyang is a poet and interdisciplinary artist. She co-founded Accent Accent and the Accent Sisters Bookstore and currently resides in New York and New Jersey. Her cross-disciplinary works have been presented at various venues, exhibitions, and institutions internationally. Li Jiaoyang has taught creative writing at New York University, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn Library, and New York Cultural Salon.
Raw2.2 (Yun-Chin Wang) is a multimedia artist delving into the realms of Asiatic identity, consciousness and technology. Often in the form of videos, music, or performance, her works are surreal confrontations on the incoherence of consciousness steeped deeply in techno-orientalism and introspection. Both eerie and ethereal, her storytelling provides a dreamscape illusion of the paradoxical nature of realities.
Melvin Ningyao Yen, a pioneering force in the fusion of digital media and theater, hails from the vibrant cultural landscape of Taiwan and now operates out of New York City. Their artistic ethos is anchored in the exploration of cultural narratives and the human condition, utilizing the dynamic realms of immersive theater and multimedia projects as their canvas.
Xinyi Yang is a young potential artist and interdisciplinary designer. Her paintings, which combine ancient East Asian poetry beauty with the reflection of contemporary philosophy, primarily feature oil and watercolour, exuding vitality as they continually explore light within darkness, specifically reflected in the relationship between people and the environment.
Shiqi Xu is a womenswear/couture designer based in New York City. The timeless themes she consistently explores are femininity and vulnerability. With her work, she aims to focus on women to delve into the possibilities of fashion. She believes that femininity, on a silent level, is inherently delicate, yet vulnerability does not imply weakness—it holds a unique charm of its own.
Weiyun Chen, a graphic designer hailing from Brooklyn, New York, specializes in the dynamic realms of branding, exhibition, print, and editorial design. Currently serving as the creative director at Lucky Risograph, she has also co-founded Midnight Project Design Studio alongside Supatida Sutiratana. Together, they channel their collective focus towards branding, packaging, print, and typography design at Midnight Project.
Yu Pan is a visual communicator and multidisciplinary artist who works with a range of design instruments and media. Buddhist culture is where it all began for Yu Pan, who grew up in a Buddhist household. In his work, he employs methods including, but not limited to, graphic design, sound design, moving images, and performance art to influence the viewer and immerse them in scenarios they may have never been exposed to before.
Yu Chen is a visual artist, designer, and lecturer with an MFA Degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His focus is on branding, art direction, and 3D graphics design. His project Let Parents Stay focuses on helping the people of Jinling Village, a designated poverty-stricken area - to inherit and promote the culture of Han Embroidery, a traditional technique from China.
