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Helen He '23
Location: East Asia Library
2021
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
I spent 26 days backpacking through Death Valley. When water is scarce, life harder yet more simple, what matters most becomes evident.
Link to Website
2020
song / soundscape
This piece is a manifestation of the growth and maturity, both physically and mentally, found in adolescence. It mimics the flowering of youth.
2018
Photograph of a physical collage (paper, printed image)
Warm summer portrait of girl reading.
Photoshop
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I try to create a sense of foreboding and discomfort.
2016
Digital Visual Art
Man passing through a quickly gentrifying neighborhood in Paris. The text reads “it is dark (or literally, black) in the country of lights.”
2019
Photograph of Man in Paris
I loved this photograph my mom took on our trip to Kenya, and I wanted to recreate the beautiful designs on the fabric here.
Charcoal
Growing up in Iran taught me that limitation breed creativity. I tried to embody the same lesson by using alternative printing methods in the darkroom
Black & white photography
This painting is in honor of Ahina and all the women that spend years wishing for a day at school.
2017
46″ x 32”
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
This work is based off of a found photo archive of World War I era battle photographs. It is from a series that investigates the role of the soldier.
Acrylic, charcoal, and india ink on paper
This interactive poem takes the shape of a kimchi jar and symbolizes my separation and recent reunion and celebration of my Korean identity.
2023
3D Arduino installation, interactive poetry
This piece explores repetition, but also sense of self (or selves). The title is a quote from Michael Pollan’s “Botany of Desire.”
Vector drawing and photography
Girl meets whale.
A love letter to passionate yet high-strung and jaded Generation Z, this series focuses on youth’s struggles to find meaning in today’s online world.
Photography
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Oil on Canvas
These pieces draw on the rich beauty of Italy to subvert ideas of what Italian art must be (i.e stuck in the Renaissance).
Pen and Marker
This work was featured at a solo show with New Image Art in West Hollywood. You are welcome to share any of the work on my Instagram (L.SongWu)
Oil paint on canvas
This piece is an abstract self-portrait linking the internal self and the body to the collective human consciousness.
2022
3D animation (Blender)
“Oxymoron” defies norms with the bond between a fierce girl warrior and her majestic dragon companion, embodying unity amidst contrast. Link to Artwork
2024
Watercolors and inkpen on mixed media paper