POST GRADUATE BURSARY 2023

Anna is a practicing artist and researcher. Her work sits at the intersection of human computer interaction, gender studies, art and sociology. In her art practice, Anna’s work explores the body, power and representation in both art historical canons and digital space.
She is currently a PhD candidate in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University. Her current research explores the representation and construction of the body in embodied sextech. More broadly, Anna is concerned with the larger ramifications of gender construction in technology and automated systems.

Chi Chi Cheng a multidisciplinary artist from Hong Kong with a background in neuroscience. In our times of social cognition arising from hyper-capitalism, health inequality and divided nations, her goal is to bring neuroscience research to the general public with innovative approaches and impactful stories - for a world with better brain health, mental resilience, and no psychiatric medicine. 

She is currently pursuing my Master of Science in Applied Neuroscience at King's College London and studied at Hong Kong Baptist University and Zurich University of the Arts for my Master of Arts in Visual Arts. 

Lui Siu Bon Deacon is a London-based photographer who was born in Hong Kong in 1996. He is currently pursuing an MA in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism at the London College of Communication. Deacon's artistic practice is rooted in capturing the human experience through photography. Through his lens, Deacon seeks to illuminate the resilience and resistance of those who are often overlooked by mainstream media narratives. His work embodies a deep commitment to social justice and human rights, and he believes that photography can serve as a powerful tool for inspiring empathy, understanding, and change.

Kamal Badhey (she/her) is a photographer, educator and independent curriculum designer of South Asian ancestry with an MA in Photography and Urban Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College. Her visual storytelling includes both long and short term projects, where she engages in practices of portraiture, art, ethnography, fashion, and documentary. She is a member of the Urban Photographers Association and South Asian Women’s Creative Collective.  She is interested in ideas of dispersal, diaspora and origin pilgrimages and uses photography and oral storytelling to stitch together stories.

Mat Chacon is an award-winning, internationally exhibited and published documentary photojournalist and fine art photographer. His photographic practice see’s him navigating high-risk conflict zones, and capturing images that tell the stories everyone should know. His current project titled Legado, is a visual exploration of his Spanish-Mexican heritage as a new father.