(no images downloaded yet)
# Project Description The Unfinished Shape of Self Zhexuan Zhu Summary Final work Fashion communicator. I treat fashion as a quiet space where fragments of self take form. Through unfinished edges, digital traces, and soft distortions, I search for ways to hold what cannot be fully shaped—stories of becoming, faltering, and the silence between. Fashion communicator. I treat fashion as a quiet space where fragments of self take form. ... College School of Pre-Degree Studies Course UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Graduation year 2025 This project centers on "the self as an imperfect work", exploring how individuals shape themselves in the face of helplessness, struggle and despair. The work borrows the visual language of ballet and plaster sculpture to express a state of fragility, incompleteness and constant self-polishing. Through hazy imagery, blank spaces constructed with white muslin, and the sense of detachment between the subject and the background, the work becomes a meditation on identity, self-awareness and the quiet beauty of imperfection. Final work View Gallery View Gallery Research and process View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Share this project This project centers on "the self as an imperfect work", exploring how individuals shape themselves in the face of helplessness, struggle and despair. The work borrows the visual language of ballet and plaster sculpture to express a state of fragility, incompleteness and const... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Identity Mental Health Play Privacy Photography Fashion Communications Set Publication Accessories FineArt
# Links ## Official page - https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/624285/cover ## External - https://www.instagram.com/xuanyi_gxx - mailto:peppa_xuan_2004@163.com - https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fualshowcase.arts.ac.uk%2Fproject%2F624285%2Fcover&text=The+Unfinished+Shape+of+Self - https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fualshowcase.arts.ac.uk%2Fproject%2F624285%2Fcover&media=https%3A%2F%2Fportfolio-tools.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F05%2F13214726%2FWechatIMG866.jpg&description=The+Unfinished+Shape+of+Self