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Colors

Le Ping Chen

Le Ping Chen's artistic style is characterized by strong shapes, vibrant colors, and subtle movements. Chen's works are playful, stimulating, and constantly changing, as though they are alive and responding to the viewer. Her latest project, Color, is a short animation created with a graphics editor and video editing. It explores color and emotional impact. She seeks to create a visceral emotional experience that engages the viewer in a way that is both stimulating and thought-provoking. The animation starts with a blank scene, gradually revealing a colorful world through various lenses. There are many consecutive and interrelated transitions between the scenes, which show the progress from colorless to colorful. Chen uses many color schemes that go against reality on the screen, by playing with contrasting colors to give a strong impression of the scene. The background music in the animation is dubbed according to the objects appearing on the screen. A piece of slow piano music is the main tone during the entire video. However, the music style changes according to the tone of the scenes.

Through music and visuals, Chen aims to evoke emotional responses from viewers and encourages them to think about color vision emotions. Since the animation effect is abstract, a high degree of freedom is given to viewers to associate their feelings with the animation display result. Overall, Le Ping Chen’s work is irresistibly alluring as she encourages connection and emotion through abstract shapes and colors.

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Rebirth

Fei Fei Zheng

Rebirth by Feifei Zheng, is a story-based video that acts as a visual map of a person with depression. Her influence came from growing up in a Chinese family where she felt that most Chinese families are not used to showing love and care directly. Many Chinese parents think that someone having depression means they're too fragile or it's pretend. As a medical assistant, she often has to ask the patient several diagnostic questions: Does the patient have depression? Is the patient often feeling upset? Through the answers she receives, she knows firsthand how serious depression is in society.

The work illustrates the process of a depressed mind and the loneliness, anxiety, and hopelessness one can face when they are going through a corrupted episode. On the other end of the spectrum, we have the community, friends, and family connected to those suffering that can help them with support and love. Zheng uses monotone colors to create a darkened world and colorful shades to symbolize a world with love and happiness. She also uses audio to differentiate the psychological change of a person going from pessimism to optimism.

Rebirth's main purpose is to give people an understanding of the depression world. Instead of criticizing them, we should give those with depression more love and tolerance, because they are just in a stage where they see the world differently from others. Everyone has a stage where they get very down and emotional, and confused about life, but not everyone gets love and care.

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My Past in Bangladesh's Future

Ishraq Khan

My Past in Bangladesh’s Future is a video that showcases Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant in the Pabna District in combination with memories of Khan’s childhood. The project aims to juxtapose these memories with the current power plant project, highlighting the potential impact of the project on the community. He utilizes childhood photos, found media, and Google Earth to create an engaging and educational experience for the audience. By incorporating personal stories and images, the project seeks to humanize the issue of energy access and raise awareness about the challenges faced by communities like Khan’s. The project is a thought-provoking commentary on the impact of industrialization and modernization on rural communities in Bangladesh. Through this work, Khan hopes to inspire audiences to think critically about the role of reliable energy in Bangladesh and to advocate for more sustainable and equitable solutions.

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Why (me)

Melissa Vo

Why (me) is a three-minute visual collage created by Melissa Vo that explores the concept of loneliness through the lens of an avatar. The project aims to capture the inner turmoil, struggle, and growth of a person who battles with the feeling of loneliness and abandonment. Despite being surrounded by others, the individual cannot help but still feel lonely. This work begs the question, will community and friendship bring relief to the seemingly never ending battle, or is loneliness an inevitability?

Through found footage, collage, repetition, and contrast, Melissa hopes to depict the inner battle her avatar is experiencing. She aims to provide insight into the complexity of navigating depression and anxiety, as well as raise awareness about the importance of self-acceptance and growth.