Eva vortex instagram - FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone

The studio benefits from an ever-expanding network of workshops and experts.

Her flowing forms were in part a reaction to the rigid structures of then-popular minimalism, a male-dominated movement.

So how does it work? By accepting the premise of literal heartstrings, the artists signal their rejection of the pervasive, violent story separating the body, mind, and heart, and instead move to rejoin them in full public view.

Sparked by early conversations about the female body, blood, and interiority, Heartstrung holds viewers in a sacred, brutal space pulsing with thought, feeling, and vitality.