2025

Jingtong Eva Chen

Hi, I’m Eva. I am a graphic designer who likes book design and hands on production.

I love making prints and working with production machines, being able to get hands on with production has always been the best part about design.

On the one hand, on the other hand

This project documents a personal story—a recorded dialogue between my family members and me, focusing on a recurring narrative involving my sister, my mother, and myself. Through this story, we uncover the layers of conflict, misunderstanding, and emotional distance that exist within our household. These tensions are not unique but reflect common struggles in immigrant families: language barriers, generational divides, cultural shifts, and differences in temperament.

As the middle person—both in age and mindset—I often find myself balancing between two worlds. I act as the mediator, the peacekeeper, navigating two emotional landscapes that often clash due to their inability to fully understand one another. This book presents both sides.

Through recorded conversations, translations, annotations, and reflections, we revisit key scenarios, pausing to compare their individual perspectives. Then, we come together to listen to each other’s versions and discuss them.

Spotted!

This project is a curated collection and visual exploration of street art stickers found in and around Brick Lane—an area renowned for its vibrant creative energy and urban expression. The stickers I’ve collected range from promotional tags to political messages and personal artwork. Often overlooked due to their size and ephemerality, these stickers are actually powerful tools of communication—used for branding, protest, identity, and self-expression.

Stickers are a unique form of street art: fast to produce, easy to distribute, and accessible to a wide range of creators. Their low-cost, DIY nature gives people—especially those without access to formal art spaces—a way to publicly express themselves. In Brick Lane, where multiculturalism and underground art scenes intersect, these visual fragments contribute to an ever-changing dialogue between artists, locals, businesses, and passersby.

Through this collection, I aim to document and archive a wide range of sticker designs found in Brick Lane, while also researching the stories behind selected stickers—exploring who created them, their intended messages, and the cultural or personal motivations behind their place

This project highlights the value of small-scale street art as a form of urban communication, and treats stickers not as throwaway visuals, but as meaningful cultural artefacts that reveal the voices of a diverse and expressive community.

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