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.
Aodan is a visual artist who is more willing to call herself an 'escapist' and 'art shaman'. Her body of work delves into the complicated tableaux with aggressiveness, gentleness, fragility, softness, toughness, struggles, emotions, and pain within femininity and female gender in delicate and cryptic looks. She digs into the neglected, unorthodox, forgotten, and hidden parts of "Yin" utilizing forgotten ancient traditional craft techniques.
Chris Arnold is a Chicago-based contemporary artist and illustrator. Currently, his work is focused on environmental expressionism, with notable collections featuring animals, botanicals, and landscapes. He is inspired by the beauty of nature and champions its conservation. Influenced by the vivid aesthetics of comic art from his youth, his paintings embody bold colors and dynamic linework characteristics.
Jooyoung is a tattoo artist active in Korea. To her, color is a tool for the senses, and she believes that it is the best tool to express subjectivity well and properly communicate the content with others. Tattoos are usually delicate, and a lot of colors are used. She is trying to establish a positive connection between humans and nature and to give customers bright and positive tattoos through various colors.
Ruth Egon is a British artist based in Scotland. Uplifting and inspiring people through her bold colour palette, she hopes to engage people in their environment and explores nature through a positive and intriguing lens. Taking reference from abstract artists, her landscapes are a tapestry of beautiful abstract space and symbolic representations. She is fascinated by natural beauty and the human experience.
Ray Besserdin has established a 32-year career that is recognised internationally with over 35 awards to date. He sculptures artworks dimensionally much like bas-reliefs working with “a palette of sheet-formed papers” that offer a wide spectrum of colours, textures, solidity, and delicate translucency. The stocks are mostly mould-made or handmade cotton, mulberry (Kozo), hemp and flax stocks from Europe and Asia.
Yulia Artemyeva is a photo-artist from Russia. She creates symbolic series of works that often balance between portrait and still life. The main theme of Yulia's art is death and memories people have of the already gone phenomena. In her latest series, Ballerina and Flowers, she compare flowers to the poses of a classical dance ballerina.
Evgeniia Kazarezova is a ceramic designer based in Bratislava, Slovakia. She primarily works with clay as with one of the ancient and natural materials humans worked with. The combination of traditional techniques and modern technologies allows Evgeniia to achieve unobvious results during the design process.
Josefina De León’s technique is based on acrylic. She explores a different world, full of textures, colors, and sensations with her paintings. Through each work, she seeks to transmit the peace and joy that she feels when creating, making every piece so unique that they can fill any space with light and energy. She considers art as a doorway to freedom and her own female empowerment.
