Radio Production, Brand Identity, Visual Design 2019 ~
gtalks! radio is a monthly interview show that centers young emerging creatives around the globe to share their stories to inspire and connect with like minded people. In every episode, the creators will share their most played recent tunes in between conversations. The show is a space that shares stories and advice, fueling Gulnihal’s journey of finding herself in the creative community. The show has been featured in 百会BAIHUI, Complex Music, and Rinse FM.
Website Design, Data Collection, Interview 2024 ~
What Is Your Name? is an interactive website that explores the narrative of one’s relationship with their names and digital presence. By sharing personal stories from different cultural diasporas in North America, the project contains transcribed conversations that are led by interview questions with the attempts to find connections between name identification in an anglicized environment on and off digital platforms. The website sheds light on the concept of “digital selves” and how they influence the perception of one’s name in digital spaces (e.g. social media handles, email addresses, usernames). Ultimately, the project investigates the potential of digital spaces for reclaiming cultural identity through names.
- Python, Video Archive, Website Design, Research 2023 ~
Til traces the connection between Central Asian string instruments and one’s reunion with the knowledge of their indigenous past, which empower the possibility of (re)imaging the future through instrumental sound and video. The video collage unravels emotions that are triggered by Central Asian string instruments played in familiar environments for anyone from the Central Asian diaspora to reconnect with media representations that are away from Euro-centric or East-centric gazes. Til is composed from an archive of video found online with english search terms such as “Uzbek Dutar”, “Uyghur Rawap”, or “Krygyz Komuz” and so on. Supplementing the video collage are written and imagery elements that provide historical and cultural context for viewers of all backgrounds to understand the encoded social and visual language within the video art.
- Event Management, Creative Direction, DJ 2024
Collaborated with Seri Kwag, Yiting Wang, and Lateshia to curate and produce gtalks! radio’s inaugural live event at Newtown Radio in Brooklyn, New York on June 7th, 2024. Led team building, event management, DJ outreach, social media marketing, and creative direction.