MENASA+: Thresholds of Representation

Bagherian works in oil on canvas, creating figurative and allegorical compositions that engage with themes of identity and cultural representation. Her paintings employ rich color and expressive mark-making to explore personal and collective narratives.

Cheung's practice combines found materials—particularly Financial Times newsprint—with acrylic, archival inkjet, and three-dimensional fabrication including polystyrene and thermoplastic polymers. His works interrogate global economics, historical narratives, and power structures through collage, sculpture, and mixed-media assemblage, often referencing art historical moments and contemporary geopolitics.

Joo creates works combining unconventional materials such as silver nitrate, lunar caustic, resin, epoxy ink, and borosilicate glass applied to canvas and sculptural forms. His practice bridges chemistry, phenomenology, and abstraction, using material transformation and light-sensitive processes to investigate perception and scientific systems.