Uma Sharma, is an artist working with the medium of animation and illustration to portray themes of nature. Currently she is a graduate student at Pratt Institute, NY. Originally from India, after gaining her diploma in animation from Srishti School of Art, Design and technology she moved to Brooklyn to further expose herself to another culture and to learn more about animation. Her work tries to rebuild the losing connection between human and nature. She has exhibited her film, “Here Comes Wild” and drawings, at Pratt Digital Arts Gallery. At present she just completed her thesis film “Her Way”. When she is not pulling all nighters doing animations, she enjoys reading, drawing and taking pictures of animals. 

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  My Dear Fred is a digital archive based on the augmented reality technology. By scanning the pictures in frames and entering a password (**Spoiler Alert** the name of Charls Pratt’s son, Frederick), a user can access to the letters of Charles Pratt, the founder of Pratt institute, and explore his character as a father, a dreamer, and a businessman.

  A user has to gain the password by scanning the portrait of Pratt in order to activate a viewer for the letters, as if the user unlocks his deep mind by saying his most precious being in the world.

Bio

Yeji Song is an Undergraduate BFA student at Pratt Institute majoring in 3D Animation; she also has a background in fine arts. 

Her interests include whatever is new and innovative at the time and connects with people and popular culture. Right now she is interested in working with Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality technology, as it seems that all of the major VFX/animation studios along with social media platforms such as Facebook have been branching out into the space. She believes social media is a great and powerful platform for showcasing digital artwork in today’s society.

People sometimes used to tell me that I have beautiful eyes. When I heard them saying this, rather than thinking about how to make my eyes more beautiful, I wondered how people could communicate and see the world with their eyes, not only as a physical tool but also as a medium to understand the world. The most appealing aspect of design for me is that it can stimulate people’s eyes. From the time I was quite young, I understood that the world as we see it varies from individual to individual; therefore, I wanted to interact with people who might have the same or different perspectives on the world as I do. I came to realize that design is the arena in which I can best fulfill my desire to use my skills in visual arts to deliver information and to communicate with people.

In May 4th, 1980, A student disappeared in the Pratt Brooklyn library uncannily...

Rumors raised up..

There is a mysterious power in the library…

Kidnapping? Murdering? Wormhole or paranormal event?...

The only way to see the truth is through your screen…

Join us and bring him back on May 11th!!

Artist Bio:

Bainian Chen, Animation major MFA student from Pratt Institute. Similar to most of the Chinese students, Chen grew up in a thought-imprisoned environment while he has been trying to set himself free from traditional cognitions and social pressure. He considers himself as an angry artist because he enjoys expressing the negative emotions from his illustrations and animations. He insists that light and shadow exists at the same time. We will appreciate the brightness of humanity only when we accept the darkness of it. He tries to experience as much as he can. Work hard play hard.