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Artemis Reed
Artemis Reed

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Creative Writing

Artemis Reed

“"In Three Days, You Will Be Removed" is a short novella written, edited, and produced entirely without any use of, or connection to, digital technology. The novella acts as an allegorical account of media loss, corporate control, and artistic... More

Asia Ruggiero
Asia Ruggiero

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Curator

Asia Ruggiero aka. Glowball

“My thesis, Sunlight in a Deep Forest, is an exhibition that situates the act of caring as a reciprocal process with lasting implications for both individual and collective identity. Cradled here is a knowledge that to care for another is also to be... More

Diana Silla
Diana Silla

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Sculptor, Painter, Writer

Diana Silla aka. Cross Disciplinary - Life Studies

“What first appears playful becomes systemically charged. ”

Carson Weifenglong Yang
Carson Weifenglong Yang

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Photography

Carson Weifenglong Yang

“Loved, Accepted, Seen rooted in my experience of leukemia, the work considers how love and care become tangible through small objects, and how the concern of others shapes my awareness of vulnerability. Rather than framing cancer only through... More

Lea Ovčina
Lea Ovčina

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Printmaking and Textiles

Lea Ovčina

“Experimenting with materiality and how I can express the shifting nature of memory in printmaking, it is often intersected with my textile practice. My overall practice revolves around the process as much as it weighs on the final piece. From the... More

Shawn Vieron
Shawn Vieron

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Sculpture/Installation

Shawn Vieron

“Defined by conflict and uncertainty. ”

Meicen Zhou
Meicen Zhou

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Digital Futures

Meicen Zhou

“Transforming passive audiences into active participants through interactive systems spanning wearables, installations, games, and generative media. ”

Arina Kalantar Hormozi
Arina Kalantar Hormozi

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Drawing & Painting

Arina Kalantar Hormozi

“My practice examines the relationship between material and metaphysical worlds, using painting and installation to explore how space, form, and symbolism shape human experience. Drawing on Persian visual traditions, Islamic architecture, and... More

Max Mancuso
Max Mancuso

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Artist & Illustrator

Max Mancuso

““A Gothic Romance” is a narrative about artistic discovery drawing upon themes and imagery of Gothic Romanticism to illustrate the emotional and intrinsically human power of the arts as a cathartic means of release in expressing repressed emotions... More

Heart  Bolivar
Heart Bolivar

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Environmental Design

Heart Bolivar

“Buildings are 'humane' only when they promote peaceful human co-existence. - Frei Otto ”

Kai Hu
Kai Hu

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Researcher

Kai Hu

“My thesis paper compares and contrasts two post-socialist Chinese art movements: the ‘85 New Wave and Fifth-Generation cinema. It discusses artworks through the lens of politics, connecting Socialism with Chinese characteristics, to Maoism, to... More

Vivian Si Zeng
Vivian Si Zeng

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Art Director

Vivian Si Zeng

“Fun fact: my middle name means "to think". ”

Olivia Reynolds
Olivia Reynolds

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Integrated Media

Olivia Reynolds

“ Meditated art ”

Stella Dipieri
Stella Dipieri

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Experimental Animation

Stella Dipieri

“Entiérrame (Bury Me) is a short stop-motion animated film that centres on the unravelling of a grieving girl, as she turns to an unexpected habit to cope with the loss of her mother. ”

Jenny Chan
Jenny Chan

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Industrial Design, Healthcare, UI/UX Design

Jenny Chan

“A designer driven by the belief that design should leave more than an impression; it should create meaning, shape experience, and respond to human needs with dignity and care. ”

Aaryan Pashine
Aaryan Pashine

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Aaryan Pashine

“⚙️✏️📚🔧🪵 ”

Pearl Koblinsky
Pearl Koblinsky
Liv Sydney
Liv Sydney