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Hold, Dai Jia Chang, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Hold, Dai Jia Chang, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Reincarnated Goddess, Sham Hei Man, Hong Kong
Reincarnated Goddess, Sham Hei Man, Hong Kong
Axminstress, Kate MacKenzie, New Zealand
Axminstress, Kate MacKenzie, New Zealand
Strike a Chord, Janice Elliott, New Zealand
Strike a Chord, Janice Elliott, New Zealand
Once Upon a Time, Marianne van Heeswijk, Netherlands
Once Upon a Time, Marianne van Heeswijk, Netherlands
The Wise Athena, Lau Siu San & Cathy Chow, Hong Kong, China
The Wise Athena, Lau Siu San & Cathy Chow, Hong Kong, China
Huaxia Totem, Sun Ye, Miao Yuxin & Yuan Jue, China
Huaxia Totem, Sun Ye, Miao Yuxin & Yuan Jue, China
Metamorphosis, Juliet Dodson, United Kingdom
Metamorphosis, Juliet Dodson, United Kingdom
Love Me Tender, Antoaneta Tica, Romania
Love Me Tender, Antoaneta Tica, Romania
Rusalka, Nikola Carouso, London College of Fashion, United Kingdom
Rusalka, Nikola Carouso, London College of Fashion, United Kingdom
Goodbye Versailles Starring Madame Du Barry's Monkey, Mercy Brewer, New Zealand
Goodbye Versailles Starring Madame Du Barry's Monkey, Mercy Brewer, New Zealand
A Peeling Misconception, Oliver Cain, New Zealand
A Peeling Misconception, Oliver Cain, New Zealand
Baroness of Vortex 6, Laura Thapthimkuna, Patrick Delorey & Stephen Ions, United States
Baroness of Vortex 6, Laura Thapthimkuna, Patrick Delorey & Stephen Ions, United States
Khepri, Miodrag Guberinic & Alexa Cach, United States
Khepri, Miodrag Guberinic & Alexa Cach, United States
Wrath of Medusa, Edyta Jermacz, Poland
Wrath of Medusa, Edyta Jermacz, Poland
Kākāpō Queen, Stephanie Cossens, New Zealand
Kākāpō Queen, Stephanie Cossens, New Zealand
Morpho in Bloom, Michelle Yeager & Tim Merz, United States
Morpho in Bloom, Michelle Yeager & Tim Merz, United States
This Is the Pyrocene, R. R. Pascoe, Australia
This Is the Pyrocene, R. R. Pascoe, Australia
Neoru, Jayati Saraf, India
Neoru, Jayati Saraf, India
Soundscape, Ashish Dhaka, India
Soundscape, Ashish Dhaka, India
Brighter Side of Pail, Julie Brawley, New Zealand
Brighter Side of Pail, Julie Brawley, New Zealand
Tailgater, Kerri Barrie, Australia
Tailgater, Kerri Barrie, Australia
Virtually the Same, Dylan Mulder & Juliette Thomson, New Zealand
Virtually the Same, Dylan Mulder & Juliette Thomson, New Zealand
Fera Dei, Fifi Colston & Bruce Mahalski, New Zealand
Fera Dei, Fifi Colston & Bruce Mahalski, New Zealand
Lord Maharaja & Star Bride, Liam Brandon Murray, United Kingdom
Lord Maharaja & Star Bride, Liam Brandon Murray, United Kingdom
Glistening Gothic Tracery, Colleen Muscha & Christina Marullo, United States
Glistening Gothic Tracery, Colleen Muscha & Christina Marullo, United States
Like Nothing I Had Ever Seen Before, Julian Hartzog, United States
Like Nothing I Had Ever Seen Before, Julian Hartzog, United States
Alecto, Maria Tsopanaki & Dimitri Mavinis, United Kingdom
Alecto, Maria Tsopanaki & Dimitri Mavinis, United Kingdom
Dress Up Dolls, Meg Latham, New Zealand
Dress Up Dolls, Meg Latham, New Zealand
Cambrian Regeneration, Xu Ran, China
Cambrian Regeneration, Xu Ran, China
Spirit Bone, Guo Xiaotong, China
Spirit Bone, Guo Xiaotong, China
Kārearea, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Kārearea, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Incognita, Ian Bernhard, New Zealand
Incognita, Ian Bernhard, New Zealand
Royal Emissary, Dawn Mostow & Ben Gould, United States
Royal Emissary, Dawn Mostow & Ben Gould, United States
The Cloak of Pīwakawaka, Lisa Vanin, New Zealand
The Cloak of Pīwakawaka, Lisa Vanin, New Zealand
Evolutionary Drone Hybrid, Galina Mihaleva & Chris Loomis, United States
Evolutionary Drone Hybrid, Galina Mihaleva & Chris Loomis, United States
Tears Unseen, Carena West, New Zealand
Tears Unseen, Carena West, New Zealand
Mollusca, R. R. Pascoe, Australia
Mollusca, R. R. Pascoe, Australia
Under ___’s Gaze, Everything Magnifies, Yuchen Jiang, Central Saint Martins, United Kingdom
Under ___’s Gaze, Everything Magnifies, Yuchen Jiang, Central Saint Martins, United Kingdom
Refuse Refuge, Grace DuVal, United States
Refuse Refuge, Grace DuVal, United States
Abreast of Time, Janice Elliott, New Zealand
Abreast of Time, Janice Elliott, New Zealand
Underling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Underling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Flame Dance, Eva Chan, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong
Flame Dance, Eva Chan, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong
Heritage Rocks, Shantanu Singh, India
Heritage Rocks, Shantanu Singh, India
Blooming Proof!, Erna Van Der Wat, Joanne Van Wyk & Lena Van Der Wat, New Zealand
Blooming Proof!, Erna Van Der Wat, Joanne Van Wyk & Lena Van Der Wat, New Zealand
Aromakratia, Tatiana Sheverda, Australia
Aromakratia, Tatiana Sheverda, Australia
In Case of Emergency, Deborah Bassett, New Zealand
In Case of Emergency, Deborah Bassett, New Zealand
The Spirit of Waitomo, Maria Tsopanaki & Dimitri Mavinis, United Kingdom
The Spirit of Waitomo, Maria Tsopanaki & Dimitri Mavinis, United Kingdom
Kuini, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Kuini, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Ester, Ashleigh-Jean King & Flavia Rose, New Zealand
Ester, Ashleigh-Jean King & Flavia Rose, New Zealand
236 Maiden Lane, Lynn Christiansen, United States
236 Maiden Lane, Lynn Christiansen, United States
Astray, Paula Fernandez Mederos, United States
Astray, Paula Fernandez Mederos, United States
Renewal, Alexa Cach, Miodrag Guberinic & Corey Gomes, United States
Renewal, Alexa Cach, Miodrag Guberinic & Corey Gomes, United States
Bravada Cycling, Christina Uebelein, United States
Bravada Cycling, Christina Uebelein, United States
WAR sTOrY, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
WAR sTOrY, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
The Maw, The Baroness, United States
The Maw, The Baroness, United States
Tar’White, Ali Middleton, New Zealand
Tar’White, Ali Middleton, New Zealand
He art, Xuancheng Liu & Jingyi Lin, China
He art, Xuancheng Liu & Jingyi Lin, China
Cosmos, Rinaldy Yunardi, Indonesia
Cosmos, Rinaldy Yunardi, Indonesia
Something Fishy: A Man-Eater Double Feature, Wendy Moyer, Mexico
Something Fishy: A Man-Eater Double Feature, Wendy Moyer, Mexico
Cordycephila, Svenja, Australia
Cordycephila, Svenja, Australia
Stella Nova, David Walker, United States
Stella Nova, David Walker, United States
Waka Huia, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Waka Huia, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Life, Sun Ye, Ma Yuru & Zhou Honglei, China
Life, Sun Ye, Ma Yuru & Zhou Honglei, China
The Golden Age of Queens, Georgia Chalmers-Jones, New Zealand
The Golden Age of Queens, Georgia Chalmers-Jones, New Zealand
Tangaroa, Kelsey Roderick & Rhys Richards, New Zealand
Tangaroa, Kelsey Roderick & Rhys Richards, New Zealand
Meine Erste Liebe, Fifi Colston, New Zealand
Meine Erste Liebe, Fifi Colston, New Zealand
Woven In-tent, Kirsten Fletcher, Australia
Woven In-tent, Kirsten Fletcher, Australia
Soul Guardian, Chang Yi-Wei, Taiwan
Soul Guardian, Chang Yi-Wei, Taiwan
Shell, Zhang Qiyao, China
Shell, Zhang Qiyao, China
Lionfly, Giancarlo Bello, Switzerland
Lionfly, Giancarlo Bello, Switzerland
Habitant 4669, Luiz Fernando Sereno Penna, New Zealand
Habitant 4669, Luiz Fernando Sereno Penna, New Zealand
Autumn King, Catherine Anderton, New Zealand
Autumn King, Catherine Anderton, New Zealand
LunaRorschach, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
LunaRorschach, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
Tangible Duality, Hanna Smith, Australia
Tangible Duality, Hanna Smith, Australia
Cube, Adam McAlavey, United Kingdom
Cube, Adam McAlavey, United Kingdom
Digital Ascension of Kitsune, Dawn Mostow & Snow Winters, United States
Digital Ascension of Kitsune, Dawn Mostow & Snow Winters, United States
Sgàthach the Singed, Fifi Colston, New Zealand
Sgàthach the Singed, Fifi Colston, New Zealand
Wellington 'The Skin I Am In', Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Wellington 'The Skin I Am In', Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Renascence, Ma Yuru & Fang Siyu, China
Renascence, Ma Yuru & Fang Siyu, China
Wau Bulan, Faris Fairusham, Victoria University of Wellington, Malaysia
Wau Bulan, Faris Fairusham, Victoria University of Wellington, Malaysia

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