TRACEWORK explores the theme of legacy: the cultural, social, environmental, and personal imprints that shape our present and inform our future. These legacies may be inherited, celebrated, or contested; visible or invisible. They live in traditions, stories, artifacts, and systems—and in the ways we choose to remember, challenge, or transform them.
The exhibition presents 24 transmedia projects that use communication design to tell compelling stories. It invites viewers to reflect on the legacies we inherit, the ones we reinforce or resist, and the role we play in shaping what endures.
Featured graphic designers include Afnan Saleh, Anthony Ramos-Oliveira, Cezar Regala, Daniela Murillo-Cifuentes, David De Luca, Ek Kong, Emily Anderson, Estrellita Matheu Roca, Giselle Serrano, Hajra Siddique, Helen Jaramillo, Jourdy Pridgen, Kamara Smith, Kevyncia Housen, Liam Fuller, Matheus Cueva, Meagan Ngetich, Melanie Lescano, Miranda Peña Galicia, Miuni Wijerathne, Nakayla Johnson, Narieles Guaba, Rufiashley Moranchel, and Theo Desloges.
This year’s exhibition is led by Associate Professor Jennifer Bernstein and Visiting Adjunct Professor Rebecca Pauline Jampol.