Ramón González Palazón is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting, drawing, video creation, installation, and filmmaking. His practice seeks to transform real spaces, merging the human and the material, using interactive devices to generate new interpretations of physical environments. In his latest compositions, he reflects on the natural process of atmospheric elements.
Thomas C. Chung is a Chinese-Australian contemporary artist based in Helsinki & Sydney. His latest project, the exhibition The Sea That Stands Before Me…, contemplates the notion of one's devotion to living as a form of armament. Chung's conceptual practice continues its inquiries into psychology, folklore, mythology, and philosophy, binding them as a cohesive tale.
Jewan Goo is a research-based photographer who focuses on reexamining and reconstructing the fading history of Korea during the Japanese colonial period. His work is deeply connected to contemporary issues within institutional archives and history education, which are often biased and subject to political control or censorship by governmental or educational authorities.
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.
Aylal Heydarova is an emerging Azerbaijani painter whose works span a variety of artistic styles and creative techniques, including pointillism, modernism, and abstract. Launched in April 2024, the #SAVINGBUTTERFLIES project celebrates transformation and resilience, reflecting the journeys of both butterflies and migrants.
Robin Dru Germany is a Professor in Photography at Texas Tech University in Lubbock Texas. Her research investigates the tenuous border between the human and the natural worlds, looking simultaneously at the capitalist-driven human world and the undisclosed activity of nature with emphasis on the undefined area between the two, pointing to the asynchrony between these two environments.
Masaki Iwabuchi is a New York-based interdisciplinary designer, artist, and futurist. Masaki believes we need alternative visions and worldviews to overcome numerous wicked problems in this century, such as climate change, forced migration, political and social polarization, etc. Therefore, he is interested in challenging our societal structures, vested interests, and Cartesian belief systems through his works.
Hanwei Su is a New York-based fashion designer who attended Parsons and is currently preparing to debut her FW23 collection for her own label during New York Fashion Week in February 2023. The “Wild Growth” collection is a zero-waste collection that is constructed out of leftover pieces of fabric. It is also the designer’s exploration into the emergence of “inorganic creatures” and the spontaneous expansion and inheritance of life.
Yunqi Yang is a photographer, videographer, visual designer, and multidisciplinary artist. As an artist who cares about environmental issues, she wants to remind the viewer of the beauty of nature and to realize the unconscious and inseparable relationship between people, the natural environment, and technology.
Dawn M Gaietto is a lens-based practitioner working and living in London. Her research is centred on examining small components of nonhuman agency, allowing for momentary lapses in preconceived notions, and exploring the impacts of nonhumans acting upon and influencing humans. Her latest project, Unfixed Consciousness/Positive Unconciousness, analyzes the impact of human activities on ecosystems throughout Alachua County.
