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.
Emirati artist, Author, and Entrepreneur Maisoon Al Saleh works actively as an artist in Dubai and internationally. She aims to evoke a sense of wonder and reflection, encouraging viewers to contemplate the dynamic coexistence of tradition and modernity. Each piece is a visual ode to the UAE's unique narrative, where the past and present converge in a mesmerizing dance of light, color, and cultural symbolism.
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.
Sonalika Vakili, born in Tehran, Iran in 1985, is an award-winning visual artist renowned for her groundbreaking photography. She explores the complexities of human identity through her work, challenging conventional notions of self-expression. Her latest project delves into the powerful concept of the female body as a landscape of struggle and resilience.
Kulturnest is please to announce Art Her Way, a collective hybrid exhibition celebrating women's rights, gender equality, and empowerment. This vibrant cultural event showcases a diverse range of artistic expressions. From physical to digital art forms, the exhibition highlights the unique perspectives and creative voices of 75 local and international artists, championing inclusivity and amplifying marginalized voices.
Chun Han is a photographer and creative director based in New York. Chun has been creating works focus on Asian women's social dilemmas, photographing Asian women and women's bodies, especially her self-portraits. Her other studio and video work were largely impacted by her theatre background by staging contrasting colors and theatrical effects in the images.
Agnieszka Stopyra (born in 1988) is an illustrator and graphic designer. In her fashion illustrations, she combines an expressive use of lines and subtle patches of colour, and in her graphic designs, she uses collage and combines it with surrealism and pop art, which she absolutely loves. The main theme in both these spheres is a woman with a whole spectrum of emotions, anxieties, inspirations, and her own micro-worlds.
Contemporary interdisciplinary artist Fatima Jamil attempts to address critical cultural issues of our times, especially in the context of women. Franks attempts to address factors that stigmatize the role of the female gender. By witnessing a burgeoning rise of progressive thinking in women, especially in the East and Islamic world, her work illustrates these growing and adapting times of multiculturalism.
Kamila CK is a multidisciplinary artist merging boundaries between performance art (circus, movement, dance, musicality), abstract painting, and Japanese Zen calligraphy in a contemporary art context. Polish-born, educated and based in the UK. She is also experimenting with an idea for a live performance merging live abstract painting with circus and contemporary storytelling.
Kristine Narvida is an academic visual artist from Latvia. It is important for her to know that this is real life and not a place for nostalgia. Through understanding of time, physical feelings, and the vis-à-vis of a living human model, a pause is created, and a place is created for the emergence of the present. Every line and brushstroke are precise, just like every meeting with this person, a dream, a thought.
LI MO is a Los Angeles-based fashion and knitwear designer that grew up in Shenzhen province in China. Her works reflect her own experiences and have formed her talented mind and creative vision. It explores the distinctiveness and newness of the world. She characterizes her signature aesthetic through elevating the innovation of spirituality and unique design.
Aïda Schweitzer is a Franco-Egyptian performance artist. She lives and works between Luxembourg and Brussels. Without learning in art school, her confusing work is based on "a no" partitioning, a distance from a formatted model, and challenges the established codes. Committed and feminist, her work plunges us into a poetic interiority of pure lines, a legacy of her travels in Asia.
