Illustration

Vesta Jet

Vesta Jet is an advertising poster that satirizes this situation—the Private jets are leaving scars on our earth.

Illustration

Behind the Seams

Behind the Seams talks about the resource abuse behind the fashion industry.

Illustration

Customized Forests

High-end furniture often utilizes rare hardwoods such as teak, mahogany, and rosewood, which are sourced from forests in Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. The extraction of these woods disproportionately benefits affluent consumers in... More

Illustration

I Don't Want to Eat Now

'I Don't Want to Eat Now' talks about the food waste problem in developed countries.

Illustration

Interior Light Diffusion

Interior Light Diffusion is a term in the field of architectural lighting, referring to "a lighting method that uses indoor light to transmit to the outdoors". According to US Department of Energy, lighting makes up one-third of the commercial... More

Painting

Isolation

Isolation tells the story of contemporary loneliness.

Painting

Isolation II

Isolation is a story of contemporary loneliness.

Illustration

It's okay to eat just almonds

Almonds are being hyped as a superfood. Meanwhile, large-scale almond production consumes billions of gallons annually. For almonds, everything else can wither.

Illustration

Keep Wealthy and Carry On

One percent of society holds ownership of forty percent of the world's resources, highlighting a stark imbalance in wealth distribution. Such inequality reflects systemic issues within global financial and political structures, where privilege,... More

Work by

Silvia Yu

Illustration

“Scales is a visual examination of society’s obsessive pursuit of an idealized vision of life—often at the expense of equitable resource distribution. By focusing on the idea of the “unequal exchange”...” [More]

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Vesta Jet

Vesta Jet is an advertising poster that satirizes this situation—the Private jets are leaving scars on our earth.

Behind the Seams

Behind the Seams talks about the resource abuse behind the fashion industry.

Customized Forests

High-end furniture often utilizes rare hardwoods such as teak, mahogany, and rosewood, which are sourced from forests in Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. The extraction of these woods disproportionately benefits affluent consumers in... More

I Don't Want to Eat Now

'I Don't Want to Eat Now' talks about the food waste problem in developed countries.

Interior Light Diffusion

Interior Light Diffusion is a term in the field of architectural lighting, referring to "a lighting method that uses indoor light to transmit to the outdoors". According to US Department of Energy, lighting makes up one-third of the commercial... More

Isolation

Isolation tells the story of contemporary loneliness.

Isolation II

Isolation is a story of contemporary loneliness.

It's okay to eat just almonds

Almonds are being hyped as a superfood. Meanwhile, large-scale almond production consumes billions of gallons annually. For almonds, everything else can wither.

Keep Wealthy and Carry On

One percent of society holds ownership of forty percent of the world's resources, highlighting a stark imbalance in wealth distribution. Such inequality reflects systemic issues within global financial and political structures, where privilege,... More

Work by

Silvia Yu

“Scales is a visual examination of society’s obsessive pursuit of an idealized vision of life—often at the expense of equitable resource distribution. By focusing on the idea of the “unequal exchange”...” [More]