尤物视频

Katie Belcher

MA GRADUATE STUDENT

Katie Belcher is an artist, curator, and cultural worker of white European and UK settler ancestry, based on the unceded territories of the x史m蓹胃kw蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), Skwxw煤7mesh (Squamish), and S蓹l虛铆lw蓹ta涩/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver, Canada). Katie was born on unceded Algonquin territory outside of Ottawa, Ontario and prior to moving west, was rooted for fourteen years in Nova Scotia, on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq People. 

In her artistic practice, Katie makes monumental drawings that act as scores, translations, and rehearsals of remembered gestures. Her drawings have been exhibited at artist-run centres in Canada and Northern Ireland, and she has participated in residencies in both Canada and Europe, most notably Canada Council鈥檚 former studio at the Cit茅 internationale des arts (Paris, 2012). She holds a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Katie is interested in slowing down the curatorial process, and considers trust-building as essential to meaningful, reciprocal relationships with and as artists. As Director/Curator of Access Gallery (2017-24), Eyelevel鈥檚 Artistic Director (2013-17), she aimed to challenge modes of presentation, making space for care, risk, and failure in artistic practice. Katie currently supports artists and organizations as an independent consultant. She will begin her graduate studies at SFU鈥檚 School of Contemporary Arts in Fall 2024.

Emma Best

MA GRADUATE STUDENT

Emma Best holds a BA in English from 尤物视频 with a minor in Cinema Studies. She has been a lover of art and performance since she took her first dance class at the age of 3, and she now works as a dance teacher and choreographer. Her research interests include cinema and performance studies, the intersection between dance and film, and explorations of feminist and gender theory within film. 

Key Words: Cinema Studies, Performance Studies, Gender Studies

Dom Chan

MA GRADUATE STUDENT

Dom Chan is an arts professional from Hong Kong, experienced in managing art collections and exhibitions, as well as overseeing the operations of private and public art spaces. His research interests lie at the intersection of Buddhism and contemporary art, exploring how the Buddhist teachings on concepts like suffering, enlightenment, and meditation provide a rich philosophical and spiritual backdrop for artistic expression, and how this ancient religion has been re-interpreted through contemporary art since the year 2000.  

Michelle (Ziqi) Fu

MA Graduate Student

Michelle (Ziqi) Fu is originally from Beijing, China. She holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UW (Seattle) and is dedicated to interdisciplinary research in Literature, concentrating on theatre and drama. In her academic pursuits, Michelle focuses on contemporary experimental theatre. In her research, she explores the boundaries and transformations of theatre in 21st- century China. Michelle engages the public and street theatre in the creative process. By transcending the confines of space and time within the theatrical realm, she creates a series of immersive and transformative theatre experiences.

Beyond the stage, Michelle finds solace in poetry, cartoons, literature, and philosophy. She is also a part-time comedian, delighting in improvisational comedy and other experimental arts to form deeper connections with audiences. Michelle has transformed her passion for interdisciplinary art forms into several art projects/exhibitions, essays, and literature chapbooks. She embraces a world where passion and curiosity unite, boundless in its artistic possibilities.

Bijan Karim

MA Graduate Student

Bijan Karim is an independent filmmaker with professional credits as an actor, writer, editor, cinematographer and director. I have experience working both in the film industry and in the independent film community of BC. To date, I have completed three feature films of my own and several shorts. Some of my favourite projects I've worked on are collaborations. I have strong ties to my countries of origin, Iran and Turkey, which I enjoy visiting. Particularly, I am fond of poetry from my region and its influence on cinema.  

As a writer and essayist, I hope to explore broader topics that have to deal with my worldviews and other fields of interest, namely my fascination with asian martial arts which I continue to practice. In the future, I am interested in creating a teaching method based on life lessons I've learned as an artist.

Erik (Hongming) Lin

MA GRADUATE STUDENT

Erik (Hongming) Lin is a director, screenwriter, and avid gamer from China. In his academic career, he focuses on exploring the role of video games and science fiction films in addressing and reflecting societal themes. He views video games as a unique digital medium, investigating how they intersect with social issues like posthumanism and political conflict, reshaping human perception and the cultural dynamics of modern society through their distinctive digital spaces. He is also dedicated to studying how science fiction films project and anticipate the impact of technological changes on humanity and the world, believing that sci-fi holds a unique position and representational power in an era where technology is deeply intertwined with people's lives.

Beyond his academic pursuits, Erik has written and directed three science fiction short films. He has also studied AI programming, 3D modeling, game design, and a substantial amount of physics. He strives to understand the fundamental workings and essence of the subjects he explores, establishing a unique perspective for deeper analysis. He always has a strong sense of curiosity and creativity, maintaining an open attitude and using rationality as a tool to question, deconstruct, analyze, and reassemble everything.

Keywords: Video Game, Sci-Fi Film, Posthumanism, Conflict Studies

Rachel Maddock

MA Graduate Student

Rachel Maddock (she/her) is an independent dance artist, choreographer and arts writer guided by artistic curiosity. She has a BA in Visual Culture & Performance Studies from SFU and a Diploma of Dance Studies from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, London, UK. Rachel has written for local publications including The Dance Current, Dance International, Dance Central, SADMag and BAF. She has presented choreography at Mascall Dance鈥檚 Bloom, Chalk it Up, Small Stages, 12 Minutes Max, Open Stage and Co.ERASGA鈥檚 Salon Series, and has performed with artists and companies locally and in the UK since 2013.

Rachel鈥檚 movement practise has recently been nourished by somatic and improvisational techniques, including the influence and work of local artists Peter Bingham, Helen Walkley, Natalie and James Gnam, Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject and Olivia Shaffer. In her work, she is currently interested in the relationship between oneself, the land and each other.

Paniz Mani

MA Graduate Student

Paniz Mani is an immigrant emerging artist of Iranian background, living and working on the unceded ancestral lands of the s蓹lilw蓹ta涩 (Tsleil-Waututh), S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh 脷xwumixw (Squamish), and x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam) peoples, where the District of North Vancouver is located. Paniz holds a Certificate in Graphic Design and a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Photography from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She has developed a practice working with photography and media art focusing on archival and multimedia work, especially working with family archives and found footage. Through these techniques, she has approached themes of immigration and identity within Canada鈥檚 multicultural landscape.

Research has become an increasingly integral part of Paniz鈥檚 practice. Her research examines the powerful role of images in shaping history and identity, with a focus on how global economic forces and Western cultural hegemony interact with Iranian society. In her work Paniz explores the intersection of Iranian media, culture, and gender studies within the context of Western capitalism, globalization, and patriarchy.

Paniz's work has been exhibited in events and galleries including the Capture Photography Festival (Vancouver), Seymour Art Gallery (North Vancouver) and Gallery 881 (Vancouver).

Kevin Tian

MA Graduate Student

Kevin Tian (she/her) is the current working alias of [ Unit:MSC_836 ].

Her designated task: to experience and observe the living conditions of Planet.03 of the local Sol System, in whatever way that most interests her.

During earlier phases, her translocations across this strangely-divided planet and her interest in the history and culture of each location provided valuable data. In particular, her curiosity for the scientific endeavours of the local populace and a certain yearning for cosmic wonder & interstellar travel may suggest a latent awareness of her own origin.

In recent cycles, however, she has taken up practice in a peculiar form of local ritual: a type of low-band electromagnetic wave package delivered as audio-visual experience, referred to as "Cinema". Her initial study focused on the photochemical emulsion & photoelectric sensor variant recording live humxn, tho she has always retained a passion for the tradition of moving illustrations, and the new technology of interactive experience created by humxn-machine computing interface.

Her latest transmission purported an interconnected study of "the eternal magic of the everyday mundane". 

Keywords: cinema, animation, games, the sensibility of analog-era tech, the aesthetics of programming, the history of the mundane, the magic of maths and physics, brewing coffee and making tea

Theodore (Xiaochen) Qian

MA Graduate Student

Theodore (Xiaochen) Qian is a filmmaker from Shanghai, China, with a BFA in Film from ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles. Working as a director and cinematographer, he is drawn to stories rooted in science fiction, psychological tension, and the surreal quality of dreams. His films often explore inner consciousness and emotional isolation, blurring the lines between the real and the imagined.

He takes inspiration from filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick, Bi Gan, and Ang Lee, whose works balance technical mastery with deeply human themes. In a similar way, Theodore strives to create visual narratives that are both precise and introspective鈥攗sing stylized cinematography, carefully constructed soundscapes, and measured pacing to evoke meaning beyond words.

His short films have received multiple awards, including Best Sci-Fi at the Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA). He has worked with international brands such as Leica, Chery Automobile, and Daniel Wellington (etc.), and is experienced not only in directing and cinematography, but also in lighting and sound. This hands-on versatility allows him to stay closely involved in the creative process, from concept to screen.

Jasmine Wang

MA Graduate Student

Jasmine Wang is a dance artist, educator, and the founder of AM Dance Education, with over two decades of professional dance experience and more than ten years of teaching. She holds a BA in Dance Performance from Minzu University of China, and a Med in Arts Education in SFU, and is currently pursuing her MA in Contemporary Arts at 尤物视频 in Vancouver, Canada.

Jasmine鈥檚 professional journey spans across China, North America, Europe, and Asia, where she has performed, choreographed, and led cultural exchange programs.

As an educator, Jasmine specializes in Chinese classical dance, Ballet, Acrobatic Arts and Kpop with a strong focus on creativity, expression, and student-centered pedagogy. Her current research interests explore the intersection of traditional and contemporary forms, cultural identity in movement, and dance as embodied storytelling.

Blqees Zuhair

MA Graduate Student

Blqees Zuhair is a multidisciplinary artist and curator based in Libya whose practice merges architectural methods, photography, and built heritage to explore how space and social life are shaped by their surrounding regional contexts. Drawing on historical archives, site-specific research, and contemporary cultural practices, she investigates local histories and the representational tools used to narrate them. She earned her BA in Architecture from ARCHIP, Prague, in 2018, later working in professional architectural practices while pursuing independent research. From 2020 to 2021, during her time with Waraq, a Tripoli-based art organization, she co-curated Kashkoul of Collective Resistance, a pandemic-era project set against the backdrop of ongoing violence, and Shifting Sands, which commissioned new works from emerging Libyan artists, architects, and researchers.

In collaboration with Locale, an artist-run collective in Khartoum, she co-curated Until We Meet Publication (2021鈥�2023), examining historical, emotional, public, and collective spaces in Libyan and Sudanese communities. Her residency at Delfina Foundation, London, further developed The Shore is the Land (2019鈥損resent), a project on migration histories and local rituals from a Libyan perspective. In 2022, she founded Damous, an architectural and research studio dedicated to documenting Libya鈥檚 urban landscapes as living archives of historical and cultural narratives.