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.
Lucrezia Rossi is an Italian photographer based in Berlin, Germany. In her work, Lucrezia photographs staged self-portraits, and daily life encounters by combining humor with reality and intimacy with softness. By re-signifying her past experiences through her images, this search for meaning becomes present, honest, delicate, and light. For Al-Tiba9 she is presenting her latest series, “My Traviata”.
Fan de Fantástica is a Film Director, Collage Maker, and Multi-Talented Artist currently based in Madrid, Spain. In her funky, playful, and over the top imaginary world of mixed media collages, there are numerous details of traditional far east philosophies and contemporary western point of views. One way or another, she has mixed all her 'weird' personal experiences into her collage creations.
Sam Heydt is an American social practice and recycled media artist. Working across different media, Heydt presents an abstract proposition for a world on the periphery of history, one that not only appears haunted by the ghosts of the past but built on it. Her work has been shown in galleries, museums, art fairs, and film festivals worldwide.
Peter Backhaus is an award-winning artist based in Sweden whose paintings have been exhibited nationally, as well as in Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, and China. He describes his works as being created in a space that lies between "intellectual thinking and uncontrolled instinct". Backhaus refers to his compositions as inner pictures with no purpose, where "total silence and total chaos co-exist”.
