STUDNTS
at the RCA
RCA st udent , ar t ist and eng ineer A LYSE STONE, who works in the genre of Afrofuturism, is currently completing her Masterâs degree in Contemporary Art Practice. The artist strives to combine the principles of contemporary art, technological development and archival work in her large-scale mixed media projects. Stone is the second Black student in the history of the RCA to receive a Global Talent Visa . Alyse decided to attend the institution to complete her ambitious project, which has now been three years in the making. According to the artist, her âmoonshotâ project represents âa ten-year plan to correct the historical record on the history of Black Americansâ u s i n g t he l a t e s t t e ch nolo g ie s s uch a s a r t i f ic i a l intelligence. For the project, Stone has developed a new methodology that includes auto-science-fiction writing, archival research and storytelling. The artist is expected to present the first chapter of her project at the RCA's final exhibition in the summer of 2023. Speaking of her experience at the RCA, Stone says: âThe network at the RCA is like being a part of a global family. The resources, opportunities, and connections you make during your time at the institution and then after graduation are unparalleled. Itâs reassuring to be integrated into an ecosystem recognized across the arts and design community.â Another student at the RCA, CHERYL WONG, is soon to complete her Ma ster âs deg ree in A rchitect ure, graduating in the summer of 2023. Her large-scale project is inspired by the disappearing sheet metal craft that originated in Hong Kong. According to her, k nowledge of t he met a l cra f t is becomin g increasingly rare in Hong Kong due to the lack of proper documentation. As a result, the artform is preserved mainly through oral exchanges in apprenticeships that last for decades. The artist says that her project, thus, âinvestigates the decline of metal craftsmanship in the ever-gentrifying city of Hong Kongâ. âStudying at the RCA has opened up the medium of my work to much more than the conventional architectural outcomes you see in other schools. For instance, this has also bled into animation and film which has been so refreshing,â â Cheryl describes her experience at the RCA. 49
Memory box Credit/ Cheryl Wong
