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.
Amidst the vibrant landscapes of Querétaro, Mexico, Germán Muñoz is a painter and product designer whose narrative transcends borders and disciplines. Germán Muñoz invites the world to traverse the multi-dimensional landscapes of his creativity, a journey marked by the interplay of engineering precision, artistic expression, and the enduring bonds forged in the crucible of shared artistic endeavors.
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.
Tian Gan is a concept artist at Bad Robot Games, a video game fraction of JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Production. Her work is mostly created through digital ways, like 2D digital painting, drawing, and 3D modeling. Working in the entertainment industry, Tian loves to design and create imaginary environments, characters, and creatures for video games, animation, and film.
Hadeel AlZoubi is a contemporary artist based in Toronto. Her artistic journey is a constant exploration of mediums and techniques. She thrives on pushing the boundaries of artistic expression by incorporating a diverse array of materials. Ultimately, Hadeel's art is an invitation to transcend the chaos of modern life and find solace in the simplicity of her creations.
Daphne is a London-based multidisciplinary artist and lighting designer for interactive installations, spatial experiences, audiovisual arts and live performances. Teng is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative journey traverses the realms of architecture, virtual reality, installation art, film, and experiential design. Together they created the interactive installation Parallel.
Delphine Cuelenaere is driven by curiosity in both subject and method. The technique of woodcarving gives her the opportunity to be surprised by the material. Open-minded departures from the unknown and a radical openness to not knowing what will come are the essence of her artistic process. Slowly and unpredictably, scenes emerge in which voyeur and protagonist, spectator and artist, intertwine.
Susan Sitko is a Polish multidisciplinary artist currently working in Brighton, UK. Her photography series Sensitive Flesh and The Vessel have been recognized for the poetic exploration of moments where humanity merges with the natural world. In both projects, she includes many tactile elements that result in images with a unique sensory quality.
Tairan Hao, based in New York, is a new media artist. His work serves as an exploration and a dialogue, delving into the complexities of identity within the shifting landscapes of politics, culture, and technology. His work, rooted in personal experiences of conformity, offers a lens to examine the individual's place among the collectivism of society.
Hilda Westergård is a self-taught photographer living in Uppsala, Sweden. Embracing the versatility of both digital and film photography, Hilda navigates the streets with a keen eye and an open heart. Digital technology allows her to react instantaneously to unfolding scenes, while the film adds a layer of nostalgia and authenticity, inviting viewers to step into a timeless dimension of her work.
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.
Dana Al Rashid is an architect and visual artist from Kuwait. She has created a unique style coined ‘Modern Miniatures’ in which she uses a modernized version of the ancient Persian miniature style to tackle contemporary and relevant topics. Her artwork also focuses on social issues, historic building preservation, technological advancement, and consumerism as common themes.
Hee Sook Kim is an accomplished visual artist who has gained recognition for her work across the world. Kim has been the recipient of several prizes and she also had a site-specific installation at the Philadelphia International Airport. She participated in several solo and group exhibitions internationally and currently, she is a Professor in the Fine Arts Department at Haverford College, Pennsylvania.
Yuqing Liu, an esteemed olfactory interaction artist and immersive experience designer, is celebrated for her groundbreaking work in human olfaction and memory. Utilizing advanced multisensory technologies, Liu explores how scents influence memory preservation and formation. Her art is not just interactive; it's a mission to tap into the deepest recesses of memory and emotion through scent.
Yu Mao has established herself as a Multi-Disciplinary Artist based in Los Angeles. Driven by a profound fascination with the intricate dynamics between people of various cultures, genders, and social backgrounds, she skillfully weaves her narratives using symbols, metaphors, and dreams. Her chosen mediums of expression encompass films, installations, sculptures, and photography, each serving as a canvas for her storytelling.
Michail Parlamas is a Greek painter, based in Athens. He studied in London at Central Martins College of Art before returning to Greece. Michail’s portraits are trapped between the physical and the digital world. He obsessively devotes himself to depictions of asymmetrical patterns with the aim of exposing and eventually familiarizing the public with diversity and non-conventional beauty.
Deborah Kruger’s latest artwork focuses on the tragic losses of the 21st century, specifically the impacts of human-induced climate change and habitat fragmentation on bird extinction. Kruger hopes that her environmental artwork invites dialogue about the importance of preserving wild spaces, animals, especially vulnerable birds, and protecting habitat for all species, including humans.
Erika Thomas is a Brazilian artist, currently based in France since the 1980s. As an artist, Erika Thomas sees artistic creation as a profound connection to oneself, others, and the world. In her current presentation, she incorporates dance, exploring the body's relationship to space, poems that delve into language and its connection to meaning, and video, a crucial contemporary medium interwoven with music.
Eunju Park is a Korean multidisciplinary designer and artist who specializes in 3D, motion graphics and speculative design, currently based in the Netherlands. In her artistic practices, she attempts to reflect the current phenomena that are caused by and deeply related to humans, such as the environmental crisis. Her works serve to captivate by storytelling through mesmerizing graphic images, questioning the present, and imagining the future.
Shuwan (b.1994) is a visual artist who lives and works in New York City. She is the co-founder of the :iidrr Gallery, located in New York. Her work explores the bridge between physical and digital spaces, objects, and experiences. She uses digital data from an archive of glitched images to make new photographs and sculptures with modeling software and machine learning to explore the vision of the future.
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.
