Vol 28 Issue 3: Utopia/Dystopia

VISUAL OPINION VOL. 28 ISSUE 03

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EDITOR'S NOTE

There is a thin line between “utopia” and “dystopia.”

What can be perceived as utopian to one may be seen as dystopian by others. In Volume 28 Issue 3: UTOPIA / DYSTOPIA, the artist defines their own work as either utopian or dystopian, though we encourage the viewer to interpret each piece on their own.

We are always proud to give the artists of SVA the chance to publish their work and amplify their voices.

Signing off, VO Team 5

Christian Kwon Page 1

Basharat Ali Syed Page 3

Nicholas Nutting Page 5

Tianqi Chen Page 7

Isabella Dorry Page 9

Nichakorn Masunthasuwan Page 11

Cyle Warner Page 13

Chris Cortez Page 15

Oliver Perry Rauch Page 17

UTOPIA CONTRI BUTORS 7

Christian Kwon In The End BFA Fine Arts / 2023

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BFA Fine Arts / 2023

Basharat Ali Syed Temporary Dissolution

Nicholas Nutting Harmony MFA Illustration as Visual Essay / 2023

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My hand enters the waterfall a molten heat vibrates behind it preferring the rushing cold water I retreat to caress the river’s edge

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Tianqi Chen My Personal Battle BFA Illustration / 2022

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Isabella Dorry Laundry

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Nichakorn Masunthasuwan With You BFA Illustration / 2025

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Cyle Warner A Return to Land #6 BFA Photography and Video / 2023

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Chris Cortez Que Vivan los Novios!

Chris Cortez Inmaculada Concepción BFA Fine Arts / 2022

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Oliver Perry Rauch Dream Art Studio BFA Illustration / 2023

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Zoé Bergeron The Birds Will Wake You BFA Photography and Video / 2022

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Yiyi Tu Chaos BFA Fine Arts / 2024

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Zhang Yichi Untitled BFA Fine Arts / 2024

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Susanna Li Sleep BFA Design / 2023

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Stephanie Grey Glass Death Count (Pink Flag)

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Gabrielle G LaGuerre Times Square Folly BFA Photography and Video / 2022

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Evening descended purple and quiet me at my desk in the freshman dorm my new roommate at hers, dark-haired, solemn already a familiar image I could tell her—but I can’t, so I scroll down past invites, past graduation photos looking for a face missing from the smiling crowds despite myself and the intervening years He should have been there with us sometimes almost seemed to be gangly limbs and wide smile All elbows, throwing a tasseled cap into the air Five Septembers ago today, I sat beside him at a morning rally in the old auditorium the group of us cheering, rolling our eyes at each other.

By evening he was gone, a screech of tires ending in a lasting silence and I never really knew him – never knew him at all

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Lilith Wu Beginnings and Endings MFA Illustration as Visual Essay / 2023

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Rebecca Steighner New World View 4 BFA Photography and Video / 2023

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BFA Illustration / 2024

Valentina Berdegué Saenz Anxiety/Dystopia

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Yichen Zhou Humiliated and Insulted MPS Fashion Photography / 2022

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Lulu Luyao Chang Low-end Population MFA Photography, Video and Related Media / 2024

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Ningjing (Julia) Chen Coexistence MFA Computer Arts / 2023

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Xinyue Chen Ode to the Left Over MFA Illustration as Visual Essay / 2023

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The rice soaked in cold water swollen as the meat in the bowl that was the same pink as my fingers after a shower I feed on their bodies as desire feeds on us 6

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BFA Design / 2022

Eugene Lee Optic Mass

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Grant Yaun Nothing, Everywhere BFA Photography and Video/ 2025

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DYSTOPIA CONTRI BUTORS

Zoé Bergeron Page 28

Valentina Berdegué Saenz Page 44

Yiyi Tu Page 30

Zhang Yichi Page 32

Susanna Li Page 34

Stephanie Grey Glass Page 36

Gabrielle G LaGuerre Page 38

Yichen Zhou Page 46

Lulu Luyao Chang Page 48

Ningjing (Julia) Chen Page 50

Xinyue Chen Page 52

Eugene Lee Page 54

Lilith Wu Page 40

Rebecca Steighner Page 42

Grant Yaun Page 56 59

Irene Tsay Editor-In-Chief

Elizabeth Messer Managing Editor

Mona Monahan Head Designer

Marcela Bacelo Goncalves Editor-In-Chief Intern

Mishele Munkhbaatar Managing Editor Intern

Darren Yao Design Intern

Maria Rovira-McCune Staff Advisor

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