259——Xuan Luo ——USA—— TEA

Tea is a popular drink in the world, and widespread consumption has resulted in a large number of tea residues. Therefore, I have tried to use tea residues as raw materials to explore how art and creativity can meet the challenges of waste. Tea residues are used to make five materials that have the potential to be made into objects. They are shown in five molds for this project, which are also made of tea residues.

301—Stéphanie Falcione—MAR—FORZA, FORZA NATURA.

Our world and societies are always changing. Migration, technology, science, and unpredictable economies and politics shape us. Yet, amidst this chaos, nature has shown tolerance. Forza (strength) represents nature’s presence under concrete. Nature is our foundation, and if it crumbles, everything above will too. If Earth revolts tomorrow with unprecedented disasters, nothing can halt it. FORZA reminds us that nature is invincible.

302—Alicia Schlenk—DEU—ANALOG IS THE NEW DIGITAL

The task was to explore analogue applications of already existing fonts to find new ways to look at old fonts and also find new characteristics.

303—Rüdiger Schlömer—CHE—TYPEKNITTING POSTERS

With Typeknitting, Rüdiger Schlömer explores the graphic potential of various hand knitting techniques, opening a dialogue between digital typography and the analog craft of knitting. In Typeknitting posters, he brings the knitted typography back to a visual surface, using the knitting as an image/type production tool.

304—Máquina estúdio—BRA—TYPOLVILHO/BISCUITYPE Typolvilho was born in 2022 as an action against Brazilian President Bolsonaro. After finding the letter K in a cookie cone widely used in Brazil, Kiko Farkas decided to use his cooking skills to create an alphabet and formulate his message. After the action was finished all the letters were eaten.