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.
Rafael Alejandro López is a Swiss-Venezuelan filmmaker and graphic designer based in Los Angeles. Raised between countries in seemingly perfect opposition, Lopez's personal work explores flawed political systems and the duality of the human condition. Through the narrative micro-lens of human experiences and dance, Lopez's aesthetic oscillates between absurdism, fiction, and realism.
YoonJi Yang is a multidisciplinary designer based in New York City. She is a designer with experience across digital platforms, product design, and print. YoonJi's life journey has taken her through an incredible adventure, living in Iran, Korea, Belgium, Italy, and the United States, and each place has profoundly shaped her perspective on the important role of communication design in connecting people worldwide.
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.
Jiawei Fu is an Interior Designer and Painter, born in Guangzhou, China, and now living in Los Angeles, USA. Jiawei's practice depicts mundanity and emptiness through a surrealized reality to wake up subconsciousness and create new conversations between people. In her latest series, Deceitful Lovers, she uses a delicate palette to expose the sugar-coated modern ignorance and relentlessness in all beings.
Urilic (Nan) is a highly talented graphic designer, visual artist, and UX designer passionate about exploring and re-imagining traditional nomadic culture through her work. She is driven to find innovative ways to bridge cultural divides and bring people together. Her designs are centered around visual appeal, user experience, systems, and technology and are a testament to her expertise in the field.
Ellis Zhixuan Yu is a multidisciplinary graphic designer and illustrator. She combines in-depth research and dynamic visual language with transmedia storytelling in her works. Ellis explores the vast systems of design, ranging from typography and brand development to intricate visual system mapping. She explores cross-culture conversation and fusion with a particular emphasis on typography and brand identity.
Yu Xiaodong was born in Qingdao, Shandong, in 1978. He is a member of the China Artists Association. He is currently a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts of Qingdao University, director of the Printmaking Teaching and Research Section. He is also the earliest researcher and creator of digital printmaking in China, setting a precedent for the creation and teaching of digital printmaking in the country.
Kexin Liu is a Chinese multi-disciplinary artist and design researcher based in the UK. Kexin has a fascination with everything queer & peculiar. As a generalist, she particularly enjoys developing simple, yet unexpected art narratives/design solutions based on extensive research and collaboration with people from various disciplines. Her latest projects are 2065 and Lost in Translation.
With a belief that there lie important and revolutionary stories from those that go unheard, Arani Halder uses her work to open windows into the lives of different people and the broader socio-political movements that help shape them. Her work explores the connections between language, culture, pluralism, autonomy, and the power of knowing one’s roots, through media such as bookmaking, bookbinding, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and even cooking.
Yihuang Zhou is a graphic designer and artist. He uses type as the vehicle for discussions on the complex world. Yihuang explores the conversation and collision between Western and Eastern cultures and social constructs with a particular interest in languages and writing systems. He works across disciplines, including print, digital, industrial, and spatial design.
