Avu Jewelry's Fall 2020 campaign features the talents of an all-female, Asian-American team. Avu Jewelry is a collection of polymer clay, resin, and metal statement jewelry. Each piece is crafted by hand by Alison Vu in Massachusetts.
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“Through photographing this collection, I was intentional about capturing the pieces within the context of a bustling Hong Kong environment. Just like how street food is often nestled into the heart of the city, I wanted to make sure the models and garments were also surrounded by the rich culture that is unique to the Hong Kong street scene.”
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For me, I find Chinatown stunning- even thought the streets are narrow and loud, even though it’s always so hectic and busy. However, I can always find a corner, stoop, door, or window that shocks me with its beauty and charm.
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My take on wanting to be "feminine the way boys are"
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I randomly thrifted this dress and wanted to figure out how to incorporate into a shoot, so this was my attempt.
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Kavan, Class of 2021
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This is about a person doing a fashion shoot during quarantine.
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This set was shot on 35mm film using a Nikon FE and with Portra 800. My collaborator Sam Tong is a Dallas based stylist/model. We mostly just wanted to experiment with the leading lines of the subway station which matched well with the outfit.
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My life and identity as a second-generation Asian immigrant has been and continues to be a mess of different pieces that I am attempting to patch together, though the one certain thread continues to be my family and community.
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Although these two facets—our food and our eyes—may seem entirely unrelated, they serve as a reflection for the cherry-picked manner in which many minority groups are treated.
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This photoshoot is to showcase East Asian beauty photographed, styled and directed by a South Asian. Empowering all Asians to come together and creating something amazing.
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Being an Asian male in America is followed with so much stigma. We are looked at as not masculine or attractive enough. So I struggled with defining myself, physically and emotionally, of being “masculine.”
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Whenever I do see “good” Korean American students on campus I can’t help but feel envious, how proud their parents must be, and how uniform their life must be. I searched for this sense of belonging within this community but came to a realization that I have little in common with them.
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The chalky and streaky texture of the background weaves into the shape of the 旗袍 (qípáo), creating a juxtaposition between the realistic style of the painting’s subject and the more painterly background. The girl and her beautiful red 旗袍 are lit by the paper lantern she holds, which contains her wishes.
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with all of the recent disheartening events happening in the AAPI community, it’s especially
important to stand in solidarity against racism and proudly celebrate our rich cultures.
As I sit now, swept up amidst a pandemic often called the "Chinese virus" or "kung flu," those once small, dismissible comments had evolved into an endless tirade of hate and disgust, calling me and my brothers and sisters dirty, uncivilized eaters. Eaters of bats, eaters of dogs, eaters of things the prim and proper and pristine Western inhabitants of the world would never dream of touching.
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When I was a little girl, I remember my grandmother carefully dipping paint brushes into crimson ink and sweeping the bristles across a white page. Black branches would appear slowly but deliberately on the paper with every brushstroke. Soon the branches would be adorned with deep red and pink blossoms—a cherry blossom tree.
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Birthday Party is a 3x4 foot oil painting that deals with the malleability and unreliability of memory. Memory as intertwined with identity is a focus, especially as it has to do with diaspora—loss of language, tradition, and so on.
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A series of photos depicting holding onto ones dreams and trying to escape reality.
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I took these photos with the message of normalizing reaching out for help. Whether it's calling up a friend up or a family member, telling someone what you’re feeling is important to stay sane during these unpredictable times.
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