Traditions

INTERVIEW | Yu Chen

INTERVIEW | Yu Chen

Yu Chen is a visual artist, designer, and lecturer with an MFA Degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His focus is on branding, art direction, and 3D graphics design. His project Let Parents Stay focuses on helping the people of Jinling Village, a designated poverty-stricken area - to inherit and promote the culture of Han Embroidery, a traditional technique from China.

INTERVIEW | Hall'Makwanda

INTERVIEW | Hall'Makwanda

Hall'Makwanda is a collective composed of Julia Hall and Matisse Makwanda, both of whom are transdisciplinary artists. Their individual work led them to explore artistic collaboration in 2016. With a keen interest in symbolism, experimental languages, and new media, the duo explores the realms of alchemy and active spirituality; each creation serves as an opportunity to delve into the multidimensionality of human existence.

INTERVIEW | Anna Salenko

INTERVIEW | Anna Salenko

Anna Salenko (b. 1990, Vladivostok, based in Hong Kong ) shares her unique style as a fusion of cultures and captures the intersection of the visible world with our inner thoughts and perceptions. Anna's art is a reflection of a fleeting moment in the human mind. Anna Salenko's works embody philosophy with the potential to make a difference in the world and transform the lives of those connected to her art.

INTERVIEW | Xingrui Xu

INTERVIEW | Xingrui Xu

Xingrui Xu (b.1995; China, Kunshan) lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He expands and develops an engagement with ceramics and the conditions for its contemporary practice. His practice involves ceramics, painting, sculpture, and land art. He reflects on the impact of contemporary art while working to push the boundaries of ceramics in contemporary art and expand its influence.

INTERVIEW | Zijun Zhao (Mosa)

INTERVIEW | Zijun Zhao (Mosa)

Zijun Zhao (Mosa) graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her work is based on the recognition and pride of her Asian identity and also the conflict between real life and the illusional world. Every drawing is a process of quarreling with herself that she is creating a world without logic but with order, where she has an opportunity to feel safe.

INTERVIEW | Rūta Matulevičiūtė

INTERVIEW | Rūta Matulevičiūtė

Rūta Matulevičiūtė is a painter and interdisciplinary artist. She is based in Vilnius, where, with five colleagues, she co-founded the artist-run space and studios "Tapytoju studijos". Her method is consciousness-based creativity with a focus on personal development. For this reason, she focuses on meditation, psychology, ancient traditions, and, most importantly, the broad Baltic mythology rooted in Indo-European culture.