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.
Alice Zakharenko is a London-based interdisciplinary artist, who works in print media, papermaking, painting and drawing. Exploring the temporal qualities of repetition and difference, Zakharenko’s bodies of work explore memory, movement, rhythm, time and identity. She investigates how individuals measure time through their bodies and in the environment without relying on technologies.
Sümer Sayın is an interdisciplinary artist, working primarily with sculpture and installation. She makes interventions into found objects, using geometric elements, reflections, repetitions, and loops, altering their composition and function. By re-constructing some of the elements they are composed of, she assigns them new contexts and layers of meanings.
Song Rao is a Chinese visual artist living in Brooklyn, New York. He works in different art forms, including photography, installations, illustrations, and short videos. He uses composition and graphics to clone multiple selves, captured humorous scenes that also express profound meaning, social injustice, racism, queerness, and more from his life in NYC. His photos each show a different pose and meticulous expression.
Jerry Helle is a 22-year old Cameroonian artist, currently based between Germany, Cameroon, the USA and Portugal. His work represents contrasting value systems, the dynamics of his family’s history, postcolonial theories. Working primarily with abstract painting as the deliberate reduction to the essential, Helle depicts an understanding of his physical, spiritual, and emotional reality.
