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.
Jietong Xu's artwork delves into the emotional connections between individuals through the medium of glass. Inspired by the intricate dynamics within her own family, she uses glass weaving techniques to bring thoughts and emotions to life. By wielding flames as her brush, she transforms glass into a medium that captures the delicate yet resilient nature of human relationships.
Suly Bornstein-Wolff’s latest project, Vessels, is part of the Personal Structures exhibition at Palazzo Mora in Venice, held on the occasion of the 2024 Venice Biennale. In the installation, the white glass objects represent a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and with their smooth reflective surfaces that symbolize beauty, symmetry, and perfection.
Daiqing Zhang (b. 1998, Beijing, China) now lives and works in Providence, RI, and Los Angeles, CA, USA. Her practice is informed by phenomena in everyday life and their transcendental and celestial significance. Zhang’s work often takes form in highly crafted experimental instruments underscored by phenomenology, recreating and staging serendipitous moments with hot glass.
Yixuan Wu is a visual artist, which currently lives and works in New York. Her sculptural arrangements address the subtle gestures that endow the objects of sensual qualities, the incongruous systems, and the uncanny. By weaving personal narratives into multiple cultural references, Yixuan's practice delves into fragmented memories through layered intricacies
Evelyn Möcking is an interdisciplinary artist based in Düsseldorf, Germany. She works with drawings, sculptures, sounds, and installations. Experimenting with materials and methods from science and nature.. The starting point of her artistic practice is the search for phenomena from nature, science, and art and the investigation of the respective materials on their inherent aesthetics.
Alina Orlov's work is characterized by her focus on the inner world of the individual and the unconscious mind. She explored themes of identity, memory, and perception through her use of non-linear narratives, symbolism, and surreal imagery. In her work, she explores themes of love, and loss, seeking to capture the complexities and contradictions of human experience.
Liao Qian 廖倩 (they/them) is a glass artist based in Brooklyn, NY. As a chronic trauma survivor, Chinese non-binary, bilingual & multicultural creative, Joss is devoted to making space and taking space in the form of art. As a survivor of domestic violence, socio-political trauma, and sexual assault, Joss aims to inspire shared tenderness and radical vulnerability.
Suly Bornstein-Wolff creates objects, installations as well as paintings. Usually creating large-scale paintings, her subject varies from landscape to architecture, from figurative to abstract. Esthetics is a major focus in both her paintings and objects. By using readymade material, she emphasizes the quality and the beauty of the object, as if it was a jewel.
Jannetje Jeanine Verloop makes kinetic sculptures and multimedia work in which she combines her love for craft with a fascination for technology. Her most recent work, Symbiote, is almost completely constructed out of Borosilicate glass. The work is a machine that seems to destroy itself. Verloop sees the work as a deconstructive performance, in which she herself has assumed the role of assistant.
