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Helen He '23
This piece was inspired by the many rooftop cafes and stunning views of the Bosphorus River while I was exploring Istanbul on a summer vacation.
2017
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
By Helen He '23
Girl has a moment of clarity when her head is in the clouds.
2018
Photoshop
History is tied to humanity. There is something heartening about a city that takes pride in its past.
acrylic on canvas
Princess Going Digital considers queer girlhood on the playground of the laptop screen, a site for unapologetic self-documentation and portraiture.
2023
Gouache on Paper
Pair of multimaterial CNC dragonflies (brass, copper, aluminum, steel). The dragonflies explore age and rebirth through corrosion.
2024
Sculpture
This is a photo taken in the Main Quad.
A study on ephemeral hands, and an attempt to capture desperate grasping.
2014
Gesso on card.
Thousands of stippled dots layer on each other to create each gargoyle and rooftop, coming together to reveal the magnificent, historical spire.
2020
Pen and Ink
Abstract photography with the goal of rendering mundane objects unrecognizable.
Photography
Portrait of my friend, a queer black woman, in her room the night of the 2025 election results.
Acrylic on Canvas
These three prints depict tide pool scenes in Moss Beach, CA. They are part of a series, “From Puddles to Pools: A Showcase of Marine Invertebrates.”
Sea Slug is a woodcut and the other two are etchings.
A sketched self-portrait replaced into its photographic context.
Graphite on Paper, Photograph
I painted a woman who is battered but is pushing herself back up with resiliency. She sends a message of hope to those facing difficulties.
acrylic on wood
These photos will never be published in a journalistic publication – familiar scenes on campus but different, the other side of palm tree paradise?
Photograph of campus scenes
I painted this painting following the death of my dog. Sourcing imagery from cheap print and Southern nostalgia, Lassie paints a scene of rebirth.
2019
An abstract piece with a collage element, created from splicing a collaborative image. It invokes a sense of depth and the condensation of space.
Oil paint and paper on paper
Night is when the imagination comes alive.
Digital Illustration
The girl who depicts prosperity is looking beyond her world into one that’s suppressed by indigence, because to solve a problem you must face it.
A study of a tree for Drawing I in charcoal, exploring silhouettes and shading.
Charcoal on Paper
This symbolizes unity, being made by members of the Black Community. South African word, Umbutu, translates to togetherness or “I am because we are”
Acrylic on Paper
The Countour of White Sands NP
Photograph