An artifact typically acts as a memorial to a civilization and testament to a period of time. But what if the concept of an artifact were to be used as an ‘anti-memorial’ and to instill institutional criticism? Such notions are captured in the conceptual artworks of Luna Qiuwen Lyu, a jewelry designer and interactive installation artist. From sonic waves which traverse space and transmit the chatter of the 20th century recordings in an installation such as A Billion Solitary

Written by Joas Nebe. Valéry Belin (born 1964) experiments with the emotional and cognitive reactions images provoke within viewers, exploring photography and moving images as dominant narrative forces shaping contemporary perception. Photographs occupy public and private spaces ubiquitously; after more than 180 years of technical and cultural evolution, photographic and cinematic imagery follow entrenched narrative grammars established by Hollywood’s production machinery (ge

Damira Tagaeva is a theatrical photographer who has been published in international magazines such as L’attirance, Vigour, Beautica, Malvie. Milan Weekly, 6X Fashion France, 6X Fine Art, Artefo, and Figgi. She was also ranked as one of the top photographers at the 35Awards International competition in 2021. The theatrical photography of Damira Tagaeva can range from mysticism, witchcraft, horror, erotica, fashionable, or highly dramatic. What connects these photographs is a

Luna Qiuwen Lyu is a jewelry designer and interactive installation artist who has exhibited internationally with presentations in Munich Jewellery Week, London Design Festival, the Hunt Museum, and beyond . She has earned quite a few first prize recognitions including with the Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, widely considered to be the finest art school in the world. Ranging from conceptual jewelry to interactive instal

Yanqing Pan (Cindy) is an organic-matter-based installation artist who has exhibited across the United States as well as in Italy and China. Recent exhibitions include Cranbrook Art Museum, Forum Gallery, and Passageway Gallery in Bloomfields, Michigan, In/Out/Of in Detroit, and Ducal Chapel of Palazzo Farnese in Piacenza, Italy. She has conducted lectures at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit and DeSalle Auditorium in Bloomfield Hills. Her works are in the special c

Daniele Alberto Lombardi (L A D) is a conceptual still life photographer who has exhibited in the United States, United Kingdom, and Italy. Recent exhibitions include The Holy Art Gallery in New York, Cambridge Photography Gallery in the UK, and Crush Collective in Rome. He describes his practice as “ characterised by a ‘storytelling-first’ philosophy, utilising photography, textiles, and mixed media to deconstruct cultural semiotics and the psychology of belonging and memori

The photographic assemblages (or photo collages) of Nancy Staub Laughlin are based on concepts of luminosity and intrinsic value. Through specific ‘sparkled’ motifs such as jewelry, gems, diamonds, crystals, pearls, florals, magnolia trees, snowy wintery landscapes, and oceanscapes, she creates her own sense of mythology on visuals meant to be treasured and cherished. Nancy Staub Laughlin has exhibited in Chelsea multiple times and has been critically reviewed and published e

Vilma Leino is a performance-based conceptual photographer who has exhibited across Europe including Finland, Germany, France, Greece, Denmark, Czechia, Italy, and Poland. Recent solo exhibitions include Pragovka Gallery in Prague, Kalleria in Helsinki, Scope BLM in Berlin, Red Door Gallery in Copenhagen, and Lyon Particule in France. She has been recognized and shortlisted for various awards including by the Human Impacts Institute, MyMa Artist Grant, Jalón Ángel Internation

Kristina Žetko is an experimental abstract photographer who has exhibited in countries such as Sweden, Slovenia, and Canada. Recent solo exhibitions include Kulturhuset Fregatten, Gallery Gjuteriet, and Street Gallery in Sweden as well as Fotogalerija STOLP and Galerry Tir in Slovenia. Her awards include the Helge Ax Johnsons Scholarship, the Estrid Ericsons Scholarship , and project funding from the City of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Like a celestial lightning storm, the camera-

Mantinieri is a documentary analogue photographer who has been photographing for 40 years. During this time and through thorough experimentation, he developed his own printing method with a modified custom printer which prints chemical-free carbon pigments onto 100% cotton paper. He calls this technique “carbon-gelatine printing”. Mantinieri still uses analogue cameras he purchased three to four decades ago and he describes his carbon-gelatine printing process as far more arc

Echoes of Perception by Fina Ferrara is interactive performance art but presented in a manner similar to theatre, with a formal stage and seated audience. The conceptual basis of the performance conveys the Kuleshov effect, a film editing practice leaving the audience with different interpretations of the same action when presented with various visual contexts. Fina’s performance entails short 5 minute screenings of clips from several Hollywood movies. These films include The

Anastasiia Ulianytska ( WHY.NOT.ME ) is a fashion designer and textile artist who has exhibited in London at The Holy Art Gallery and Boomer Gallery. She describes her fashionable wares through the following: “My practice is a rebellion born from silence and the necessity of survival. I transform textiles into an "Armour of Senses", portable sanctuaries designed for the modern nomad. My shift from canvas to cloth was catalyzed by my displacement from Ukraine; when you must fi

William Morris III is an analogue digital artist who has exhibited multiple times and awarded a scholarship with the Hite Art Institute in Louisville, Kentucky. He describes his work as “visuals inspired by the Y2K era. This also is a play on the appearance of capitalism, advertising in the late 90s to early 2000s features, a soft blue tint with blurry imagery”. Using Photoshop and non-copyright, non-AI stock imagery for the basis of his compositions, William Morris III creat

Gabrielle Chardigny is an installation artist who has exhibited in Germany, France, and Portugal. She has been awarded the Kunst Prize and participated in the Montemero Art Residency. Gabrielle describes her interests “in how natural resources and living organisms are extracted, displaced, and maintained within human-made systems. Industrial and synthetic materials are used not only as a contrast to natural elements, but as infrastructures that organize and condition their ex

Filmmaker, photographer, set designer, actor, & writer Jaina Cipriano from the Boston metropolitan area is working on a new bold film titled Actualization . A project bigger and more ambitious than any of her previous endeavors and she is asking for financial help. The fundraising goal for the film is a modest $20,000 in order to pay for materials, rent equipment, and pay crew / staff. Like all of Jaina’s short arthouse films and photography, Actualization will contain 100%

Zhiqiang Li is an installation artist who has exhibited in the United Kingdom, China, and Mongolia. Recent exhibitions include Bidston Observatory Center for Artistic Research in Liverpool, Inner Mongolia Exhibition Hall Inner, York Art Gallery, The Art and Design College of Hunan University, White Place London, Tate London, and Lumen Studio Gallery in London. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, widely considered to be the finest art school in the world and has been

Katelynn M. Rogers is a fluxus digital and analogue photographer who has exhibited across the United States. Recent exhibitions include Horizons Gallery at Summit Artspace, Lucid Dreams at Penumbra Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Show, HAZ Cooperative Studios in Chicago, photography Biennial at Sol Koffler, Red Eye Gallery, and Triennial at Woods-Gerry Gallery in Providence, Rhode Island, OMWP Studios and Woman Made Art Gallery in Chicago, Stonehenge Gallery i

Jungyun Jang is a fashion designer, video and performance-based text artist who has participated at Paris Fashion Week and Fashion Show Echoes of the City in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She has been published by DHC Newspaper and Metropolis M, both based in The Hague. Jungyun Jang describes her process as: “In the videos and images, the body moves between control and release. Movement becomes a way to hold vulnerability and strength at the same time. The work is about existing i

artwork by Petra Brnardic Even a break from recent tradition, today’s contemporary experimental artists are redefining femininity in the digital era. From embracing ‘survival feminism’ to enchanted, mystical, and mythological portrayals, artists such as Mädchen Vivi, Petra Brnardic, HsinYing Lin, and Leni Smoragdova lend their artistic interpretation to explaining the purpose of womanhood in contemporary times. artwork by Petra Brnardic Avant-garde experimental women artists

Written by Joas Nebe. The exhibition spaces have been darkened intentionally, with ceiling lights shrouded, allowing both the rooms and the installations to be accentuated by focused spotlights. In this immersive environment, the artist transports us back to the era of the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th century, a harrowing chapter in history which saw the involvement not only of American shipowners but also countless Europeans and, significantly, Africans themse

Márcia Simões (Masimmo) is a digital and analogue documentary photographer with a background in law. She has been published by Them Frames. Márcia describes her photography as “a mix of life and thoughts, with me is always some of my cameras, either the non-professional or professional…Life has a beauty hidden everywhere…most of my work happens when I'm driving and I pass by places which look incredible to my eyes and then I go back with a model or not and do something there”

Lívia Sá is an experimental analogue photographer and filmmaker who has participated in screenings and exhibited all over the world in countries such as Brazil, Chile, the United States, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Italy. Her recent exhibitions include Muestra de Videodanza y Cine Experimental in Colima, Mexico, All Street Gallery and CultureHub in New York, Analog Art Festival and Collective Hug in São Paulo, Brazil. She has won awards with International Super 8mm Film Festi

HsinYing Lin is a performance artist who has performed and exhibited in the United Kingdom and Taiwan. Recent exhibitions in the UK include the Tate Library, Five Years Gallery, Candid Arts Trust, and the The Royal Scottish Academy 198th Annual Exhibition in Edinburgh. Her awards include being shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship Visual Art Prize, a scholarship of excellence from University of Southampton, and multiple recognitions from the NTNU Photography Competitions. The

Leni Smoragdova is a figurative photographer, filmmaker, and performance artist who has performed and exhibited across Europe and in New York. Notable exhibitions include Glasgow Gallery of Photography, LoosenArt Gallery in Rome, The Other Art Fair in London, and The Armory Show in New York. She has been published by Icon mag, Aphro magazine, Picton magazine, Interfashional Magazine, and Glam Essence. The photography, experimental short films, and performances of Leni Smoragd