Dezeen School Shows: an immersive installation that invites participants to experience life from the perspective of a fox is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of the Arts London.

Also included is a project that aims to blur the boundary between graphic design and traditional forms of art and a picnic blanket that can be worn as a garment.

University of the Arts London

Institution: University of the Arts London
School: Camberwell College of Arts
Courses: BA Fine Art: Computational Arts, BA Fine Art: Drawing, BA Fine Art: Painting, BA Fine Art: Photography, BA Fine Art: Sculpture, BA Graphic Design, BA Illustration, BA Interior and Spatial Design, MA Designer Maker, MA Fine Art, MA Global Collaborative Design Practice, MA Graphic Design Communication, MA Illustration, MA Interior and Spatial Design, and Graduate Diploma Illustration

School statement:

"Camberwell College of Arts is a renowned art and design college, giving students the space to explore their creativity.

"Staff will support and challenge you to rethink current practices – our facilities embrace both traditional craftsmanship and digital technology.

"Our design and fine art courses will make you think about your social responsibility as well as develop your critical and making skills.

"View our recent graduate's work online: Graduate Showcase. Join our open days to learn more about Camberwell College of Arts and our courses."

Pengci (Extortion) by Naiwen Zhang

"Most graphic design projects are produced on paper, allowing people to interact with it. However, other traditional works of art showcased in an exhibition are often not allowed to be touched.

"I want to use my work to break the boundary between graphic design and traditional craft – my final work looks like paper but is also a fragile work of art.

"During the production process, the most difficult part was making the porcelain as thin as paper. I want visitors to pick up and look at the final pieces, while worrying about their fragility at the same time."

Student: Naiwen Zhang
Course: BA Graphic Design
Email: zhangkevin33[at]outlook.com

Get Published or Get Screwed by Narmeen Wasim

"This project explores the common reasons why manuscripts or ideas by marginalised authors get rejected, giving players an insight into how these authors can feel lost before they even step into the market.

"This board game satirises the barriers faced by marginalised authors. Players have to collect 'idea tokens' and exchange them to publish as many books as they can before they reach the end of the path.

"TikTok was chosen as an element in this game because it has become a popular platform for promoting and discovering new authors and books through 'BookTok' – books that gain traction on 'BookTok' often see surges in sale."

Student: Narmeen Wasim
Course: BA Graphic Design
Email: graphicsby.nar[at]gmail.com

Villain Arc by Sidra Nabeel

"I wrote, designed and illustrated a choose-your-own-adventure style graphic novel that takes the reader through a series of tasks and scenes based on the theme of villainy.

"A lot of my enquiries are focused around how we visually interpret what we consider to be morally good or bad in different narratives, specifically in literature.

"In my research, I found that the way villains are presented in media is almost always in response to the context of what is happening in the real world when the story is created.

"So what happens when the lines between fiction and reality are blurred?"

Student: Sidra Nabeel
Course: BA Graphic Design
Email: sidranabeel02[at]gmail.com

Game and Craft in Nam by Aminat Raji

"Game and Craft in Nam is a youth space co-designed with local young people, aiming to empower the next generation through the development of iterative self-build gaming and craft kits.

"Its features include a flexible programme of activities and an outdoor pavilion for various fun uses.

"This project promotes a creative safe space for secondary school kids to develop their growing social needs, connecting them more with the built environment."

Student: Aminat Raji
Course: BA Interior and Spatial Design
Email: aminatr19[at]gmail.com

The Plant Clinic by Chang Lu

"The Plant Clinic is a very personal project inspired by those struggling with invisible disabilities who find strength in house plants, with special consideration to Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS).

"This project encourages people to consider sustainability in gardening by saving old plants, reducing the associated carbon footprint. Cork is predominantly used for the furniture and round-edged walls.

"The Plant Clinic features open and clear spaces as well as walking zones with large turns – these design choices are specifically made in consideration of people with HSD."

Student: Chang Lu
Course: BA Interior and Spatial Design
Email: changlucn[at]outlook.com

Fantastic Mr (Urban) Fox by Marie Lehmann

"Fantastic Mr (Urban) Fox is an interactive installation where people can experience Peckham, England, from the perspective of a red fox.

"My aim is to decentralise the human perspective and reverse the human-animal hierarchy by advocating for respect and equality towards other living beings.

"Visitors are invited to engage their five senses in a series of tasks that recreate the sensory experience felt by foxes when navigating the urban environment.

"Participants will dress as a fox, crawling and eating off the floor as well as engaging in other activities while listening to a first person audio guide narrated by a fox."

Student: Marie Lehmann
Course: BA Interior and Spatial Design
Email: marielehmann1010[at]gmail.com

People Out, Nature In by Dawnika To

"People Out, Nature In functions as both a picnic mat and a garment. Through a multi-sensory experience, it encourages reconnection with the environment and the people around us.

"It strengthens our relationship with nature and our community, bringing a hopeful perspective to our current environmental crisis.

"Photographed by Heidi Tang and modelled by Nicholas Hadwin-Guradiola"

Student: Dawnika To
Course: BA Illustration
Email: dawnikato[at]gmail.com

Yearbook by Elisa Terranera

"In my practice, I like to explore the possibilities within mark making, playing with simplicity and intricacy to investigate through a humorous and sometimes grotesque lens.

"This project engages with themes such as childhood and nostalgia, human relationships, family, community and rituals around food.

"Yearbook is an artist's book, gathering images from a year in the life of different children – it is a challenge to remain playful in the passage from medium to medium."

Student: Elisa Terranera
Course: BA Illustration
Email: eliterranera[at]gmail.com

Float With Me by Xindi Hu

"The snake's distinctive appearance sets it apart from other ground animals. It lacks a neck and limbs, slithering silently in the grass.

"In various cultures, women associated with this enigmatic creature assumed different roles in their environment. These characters were developed and retold in myths and tales throughout history, embodying a dual expression of good and evil.

"What significance does the visual connection between women and snakes hold in contemporary society?

"In this project, you'll find four murder cases that await your exploration. Float with me along this river of time and discover the stories between women and snakes."

Student: Xindi Hu
Course: BA Illustration
Email: huxindi2001[at]163.com

Partnership content

This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and University of the Arts London. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.