WORK IN PROGRESS VOL 27 ISSUE 02
Vol. 27, Issue 2, Work In Progress, illustrates and explores the human quality of being in progress. While many of our lives can be consumed by comparing ourselves to others or others' growth, the truth is we are uniquely special, just like a field of flowers and trees. No two are quite the same, and each one blossoms in their own time. We shouldn't compare ourselves to our old selves, as we are ever-evolving and growing, remembering that growth isn't linear. We are our own masterpieces, ever-developing in the mystery of life - and the great thing is that we are never in a "completed'' state, as we're always exploring and expanding. In this issue, we are publishing artworks from assorted mediums, which embodies work in progress. Some figuratively discuss this idea of a work in progress, some literally showing their ongoing projects to inspire each other by our still developing selves, our works in progress. This issue is dedicated to you from the VO team in the form of a notebook for your sketches, thoughts, ideas, or plans of any work in progress that you might have. As my dear friend Jonathan Glam expressed in Control, Vol 26, Issue 4: "This is and will always be a draft."
EDITOR’S NOTE ORI HAIBLUM
Edited by Calvin Sheely
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ORI HAIBLUM EDITOR IN CHIEF
CALVIN SHEELY
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ALINE RUBIN
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SRISHTI DASS
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MARIA ROVIRAMCCUNE STAFF ADVISOR
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CONTRIBUTORS ALENA IVEY JAKE DYLAN JOHN NOVOTNY KAY THEBEZ FARWAH RIZVI MINGZI MA NIKI BRISNOVALI-GRILLAKIS OLIVER PERRY RAUCH HARLEY WALKER AILEEN BARNEY YUSHAN ZHOU MARISA MARINO KRISTA GAY MING HSUN YU SEFA OZDOGAN OLIVIA MCGUINESS NICHOLAS LOFFREDO MIA GAHRMANN Cover artwork by Krista Gay
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ALENA IVEY BFA FINE ARTS 2024
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JAKE DYLAN BFA PHOTO AND VIDEO 2023
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JOHN NOVOTNY
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When will I be able to return to the place I call home? A home that does not recognize me
and only recognizes my body as a visitor
Singapore The place where my family ran to during the riots where I grew up
where I spent 13 years of my life
The place that is familiar Borders / Territories Jakarta, Singapore, New York they say borders and territories aren't real. . . then why can't I go home? No home is permamanent.
KAY THEBEZ
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FARWAH RIZVI BFA FINE ARTS 2021
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MINGZI MA BFA ILLUSTRATION 2021
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NIKI BRISNOVALIGRILLAKIS BFA PHOTO AND VIDEO 2021 VISUAL
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OLIVER PERRY RAUCH
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HARLEY WALKER
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AILEEN BARNEY
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JAKE DYLAN
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YUSHAN ZHOU
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KAY THEBEZ
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MARISA MARINO BFA FINE ARTS 2023
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KRISTA GAY
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MING HSUN YU BFA DESIGN 2021
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SEFA OZDOGAN BFA FINE ARTS 2022
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OLIVIA MCGUINNESS BFA FINE ARTS 2023
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NICHOLAS LOFFREDO
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MIA GAHRMANN BFA PHOTO AND VIDEO 2021
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