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Helen He '23
Location: Main Quad
2023
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
2020
Interrogating the digital footprint created when heteropatriarchy, hypermasculinity, and social media co-exist.
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2024
Video Art
I spent 26 days backpacking through Death Valley. When water is scarce, life harder yet more simple, what matters most becomes evident.
song / soundscape
These are part of an ongoing series of portraits of people I met in passing. They can be displayed together or individually.
2018
Oil on canvas
inspired by Mondays, morning showers, and an addiction to caffeine.
2019
Digital illustration
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.
2016
Acrylic, charcoal, and india ink on paper
This series utilizes seemingly arbitrary visual imagery overlaid onto written stream of consciousness to evoke imaginations of trauma and healing.
Charcoal and Ink on Toned Paper
Who are our parents before our births? I wanted to use painting to meditate on loss concretized as memory.
Oil on Canvas
This series was taken at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion.
Series of Photographs
India to America. When the kids go to school everyday, they can see our own school, and not feel so far, despite being halfway around the world.
2017
Enamel Paint
Hide my anger behind flowers // my anxiety behind moths // my sadness behind â–“â–“â–“
Photoshop
This 5-page word-art series explores the way emotion and memory lives in the body through experimentation with colour.
Mixed media (watercolor, charcoal pencils, pencil) on sketch paper
An exploration of nature’s healing power as an avenue for escapism and introspection.
2022
Ballpoint and pencil on paper
Indigo mountains and a somber gray sky are reflected in the clear water of Lake Tahoe.
Oil paint on canvas
I was inspired by the stillness of this moment, the warm light, and the beautiful shadows created by the trees. This was based on SF Japantown.
gouache on paper
Cool portrait of girl trying to keep in her tears.
Exploring the weary determination of an aged subject shouldering generational burdens. Experimented with earthier and darker tones, deconstruction, an
Oil Paint on Canvas
This self portrait depicts the artist in self reflection. The couple gazes forward, as hidden collaged images loom behind, reminding them of the past.
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas 30 x 40 in
Inspired by Stanford’s Romanesque architecture and towering palm trees, I wanted to capture the university’s vibrant energy and beauty.
“Ritual” is an unfinished game prototype that is one piece of a meta-narrative that unfolds as the viewer explores the file directory containing it.
Interactive narrative horror game/file explorer experience