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Yu Chen: Redefining Digital Fashion and Identity Through Phygital Art

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Rong Bao: The Sculptor of Rebellion and Reimagined Realities

At the intersection of rebellion and introspection, where everyday objects undergo metamorphoses to become the subjects of deep cultural...

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In Conversation: Aijia Wang, Bridging Technology, Nature, and Culture

Aijia Wang is an interdisciplinary artist originally from China currently pursuing an MA in Information Experience Design at the Royal...

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In Conversation: Eul Lee, Sculpting the Inexpressible Beyond Language

In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary art, Eul Lee stands as a unique figure, challenging the linguistic and perceptual...

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In Conversation: Nonhuman and Bio-mythical Cosmologies of Yiou Wang

Yiou Wang is an experimental multimedia artist and game/interaction designer whose works explore the nonhuman agency, mind-body...

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In Conversation: Xinyi Wu

Xinyi Wu is an interdisciplinary creator who works at the intersection of art and science. She graduated from the School of Design and...

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In Flux: Between Clay and Glaze by Shao Qi Tan

Shao Qi Tan’s studio practice is a material-driven investigation of the fragile yet enduring nature of porcelain. The whiteness,...

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Material symbiosis and sentimental representations of natural phenomena in Fan Ji's ceramic works

Sentimental representations of natural phenomena are a central topic in Fan Ji's research and ceramic forms.

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Learned Helplessness By Anastasia Lukomskaya

The Learned Helplessness project is a series of 25 photographs of mice as they emerge from a mousetrap.

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Bio Embellishments by Aradhita Parasrampuria

Artist Aradhita Parasrampuria has created a collection of pieces utilizing biodegradable algae-based embellishments that transform with...

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SFERÅ | Service Futures: Empowering reflective action

Service Futures: empowering reflective action is a sphere of service design shared learning and reflection towards a regenerative future.

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Self-Care by Lyndsey Walsh: Questioning bodily identities associated with disease, gender, and care

Self-Care confronts the inheritance of bodily trauma and the impact of the medical gaze and surveillance on the so-called "female body".

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Aralia pt.2: Navigating through the dreamscape of Swedish woods in a 360° musical experience

This musical craft, Aralia pt.2, was instantiated by composer Cassius Lambert and visual artist Blobb.TV.

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Aralia pt.2: Navigating through the dreamscape of Swedish woods in a 360° musical experience

This musical craft, Aralia pt.2, was instantiated by composer Cassius Lambert and visual artist Blobb.TV. The music video reinterprets recorded soundscapes from the Swedish woods through a process called "sonic voicing". The piece was recorded by a 10-piece orchestra which mimics sounds from the forest.

LDN 51.5072N 0.1276W by Wen Pey, Examining Influences of the Industrial Revolution

LDN 51.5072N 0.1276W is an animation created by Artist Wen Pey that examines the influence of the Industrial Revolution via the relics from architecture in London, reflecting the effects technology has had on transforming traditional notions of work, community, and identity.

THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE by Kevin Lee

Is AI alive? Does it think the same way we do? Is one of us, human or machine, necessarily better than the other? What can we learn about ourselves through understanding non-human intelligence? THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE invites users to gain their own understanding of non-human intelligence by talking directly to GPT-3, a general-purpose text generation model with human-like conversational ability.

Democratopia by Lina Dovydenaite

A speculative future of Data-Driven AI-Supported Direct Democracy.

Summer Swing: A film about social oppression and the desire for human freedom by Kunao Yan

In the 1980s, the Chinese government launched a severe crackdown on crime. As he liked dancing, doorman Xiao Jun got to know Zhang Jianqiang, who headed the school gang and organized dance parties. Xiao Jun thought that he would find his true love, but was later caught in a complex conflict.

Time-flux by Zhao Jiajing

Time-flux, 2022
4-layer transparent projection and 4-channel sound installation, synthesiser.
Infinite Duration.

Self Evolution from Guihan Lu's Series, Self Theater

Self Evolution, by Guihan Lu, is a projection mapping installation that plays with theater and self-portraiture by projecting images recorded from a brainwave kit that slowly morphs into a recognizable representation of the viewer.

Trigger the Lost Past Pass by Weera It Ittiteerarak

Trigger the Lost Past Pass is a work that explores the complexities of language and culture and the impact they have on our identities. My intent was to create a piece that could resonate with individuals who have experienced similar struggles of assimilation and loss of cultural identity.

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