Past Present.

Welcome to our shows from 2020-2023.

This is a showcase of work by students in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, who graduated from 2020 to 2022.

It's all of us, together, in a digital show you curate for yourself - not pre-arranged into rooms, courses or disciplines. You do the arranging. Want to see all the red things we made? Or all the work about identity, nature or isolation? Look at what you want to, when you want to, whether it's all the illustration, all the writing, all the movies or performance. You get the idea.

This exhibition is yours for the making. Go explore.

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Ana Anahory

Illustration - BA (Hons)

My name is Ana Anahory and I'm an illustrator, recently graduated from Cambridge School of Art. I'm Portuguese and currently based in Cambridge UK.

Narrative and character creation are my passion, and I draw inspiration from human behaviour and psychology. Creating a personality and story for each person, animal or anthropomorphic creature is an exercise in imagination I enjoy immensely.

What I do is heavily influenced by theatre, puppetry and performance; my dad used to work as an art director for a theatre company, so I grew up in that artistic environment. That world has left an indelible mark and has inspired me to use light and body expression to compose a good portion of my work.

I experiment with varied materials and visual languages, while favouring mixed media - especially combining traditional with digital. Ink has been one of my recent explorations and it allows me freedom and fluidity. On the other hand, I’m very much in my element when model making and sculpting.

My path towards visual arts was not a linear one, and I have navigated academically through chemistry, biology, genetics and maths - and musical education ran parallel with this. As an outcome, I believe strongly in soaking up knowledge from all walks of life to transfer into my illustrations.

"Under Control", from the project Taedium Vitae, about the quarantine. Digital with Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.

"Stay Positive", from the project Taedium Vitae, about the quarantine. Digital with Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.

"Afloat", from the project Taedium Vitae, about the quarantine. Digital with Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.

Hidden object puzzle screenshot, from Andarim - a game prototype for my final illustration project. Assets made with ink, edited in Photoshop.

Dialogue scene between Oli and the ol lynx, from Andarim - a game prototype for my final illustration project. Assets made with gouache, edited in Photoshop.

"The Lynx's House" Little Oli, the Owl, walking outside the old lynx's house. Screenshot of the game prototype for my final year project. Assets were made with mixed media - gouache and digital.

Cutscene screenshot from Andarim - a game prototype for my final illustration project. Images made with ink, edited in Photoshop, animated with After Effects

"Hot Dog, Happy Dog" Illustration of Joey, the hotdog vendor, and his happy sausages. 3D model, made with polymer clay, recycled cardboard and acrylic paint.

"The Hounds of Love" A photo illustration for a vinyl album cover. Wolf head piece made of cardboard and masking tape and other recyclable materials.

Wolf head piece made of cardboard and other recyclable materials. Photo by Olivia Daw.