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Helen He '23
Night is when the imagination comes alive.
2020
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
This piece is a manipulated photograph printed on metal.
2019
Mixed Media on Metal
The tradition of monuments uplifts cishet white men through idealized, bodily depictions of men, but queerness transcends the restrictions of the body
2022
Acrylic paint on canvas
This interactive poem takes the shape of a kimchi jar and symbolizes my separation and recent reunion and celebration of my Korean identity.
Link to Website
2023
3D Arduino installation, interactive poetry
Silhouette of a black woman, breathing her way through.
Acrylic on Canvas
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
2016
Black & white photography
In “closeted”, a silhouette projected onto a bralette in a closet reimagines the queer closeted experience as a positive one.
2021
Projection Installation
BEAM Stanford-related photos
Digital photographs
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light.
Photo with artistic editing
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
2018
Colored Pencil on Paper
I painted this painting following the death of my dog. Sourcing imagery from cheap print and Southern nostalgia, Lassie paints a scene of rebirth.
This was a fun illustration that I polished up for International Day of the Girl this year (October 11)!
Digital art
Taken at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature.
Photograph
This drawing for me is meant to capture some of the dynamic processes I have witnesses in the Cosmos.
Watercolor and black ink
I wanted to render a tree during a vibrant morning on The Farm from a design perspective.
Ink Resist
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.
2017
acrylic on wood
Location: East Asia Library
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
Short Film
Anatomy of the Vogue is a portraiture study of clinical anatomy that bridges human and corpse through a play on the fashion industry.
Colored Pencil
Portrait of my friend, a queer black woman, in her room the night of the 2025 election results.
2024
Exploring the weary determination of an aged subject shouldering generational burdens. Experimented with earthier and darker tones, deconstruction, an
Oil Paint on Canvas