Art

Beluga

Every time I walk into an aquarium, I feel as if I’m entering a dream——not of humans, but of the marine animals. What are we to them, then, if we are within their dreams? I tried to capture the answer through film.

 

Sisi Zhang is a writer and photographer from Shanghai, China. She is currently a high school student at The Stony Brook School, New York State. Her works reflect her unique perspectives on life and connect her world with those of others. Most of her photography captures tranquil moments in nature, while her writing often explores feelings and thoughts. Nevertheless, both to her are forms of storytelling.

Ryujin 3.5

Ryujin Leg

 

The name is Ryujin from the designer, Satoshi Kamiya. Although the design is not original, the rendition is completely my own, taking 100 hours with the only reference being the design’s crease pattern.

 

William Shen-Costello is a seventeen year old attending Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, NY. After discovering origami at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he quickly fell in love and taught himself to be highly proficient with the help of YouTube and other online resources. Other than folding origami, William enjoys fishing and hiking in the wilderness of upstate New York as a pastime.

 

Rachel Deyis has a BA in English and Related Literature from the University of York and is currently working as a curatorial intern at the Kerala Museum. When not succumbing to brain rot, she enjoys writing and creating art. Her work has previously appeared or is upcoming in Unootha, the Adroit Journal, Lucent Dreaming and The Bombay Review.

I spent a week learning about climate change and solutions to it in the largest contiguous stretch of protected wildlands on the planet. Accessible only by seaplane or boat, the Inian Islands sit between Glacier Bay National Park and Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in America. The pristine beauty and diversity of the ecosystem was striking and emphasized the need to preserve places like this.

 

Toby Choi is a high schooler in the San Francisco Bay Area. He enjoys physics, photography, and programming. He recently studied climate science in Alaska and Quantum Computing at CERN in Switzerland. His hobbies include reading, 3D modeling, and playing video games.

 

Liv Karp is a rising senior based in Los Angeles. She specializes in oil painting, a medium she has been exploring and refining for many years. As she enters her final year of high school, Liv is eager to continue developing her artistic voice and to participate in the art community.

 

Tracy Tang was born in Hong Kong and raised in Shanghai. Now sixteen years old, Tracy attends an international school in Shanghai. Her first contact with art began during her elementary years, simply through curiosity and enjoyment. As the years went on, Tracy started to see art not just as a hobby but also a means as a form of expression. Art has become a passion that allows Tracy to explore and communicate her personal experiences and views about the world around her.