Ziyun Chen

Ziyun Chen

Oakville, ON, CA

Celty Chen is a student from China who graduated from Sheridan College with a major in the Bachelor of Glass Craft and Design in 2024.

Her creative inspiration comes from her recent experiences, which reflecting on life and contemplating my connection with the world. The motivation for the theme comes from her observation of a prevalent sense of nihilism among many young people today. There is a significant number of them who believe that life lacks intrinsic meaning because death is inevitable, and it can strip away all significance of life. This perspective on life also comes from her experiences, which sparking a desire to explore and understand the roots of this existential attitude.