Hi, I'm Kaihui. I also go by Hugo.
Originally from Guangzhou, China (born May 2000), now based in San Jose, California. I hold a BA in Design Studies with a focus on Graphic Design from San José State University, and I’m currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Design at San Francisco State.
Melting
“Melting” is a screen-printed triptych that dives headfirst into the emotional soup of love, loss, and transformation. At the center of each print, a melting heart serves as both anchor and symbol—capturing the fluid, fragile, and ever-shifting nature of human emotion.
Split
The first piece splits the heart between red and black, reflecting emotional duality—passion and pain in an uneasy dance. Its slow melt suggests how feelings bleed together, rarely neat, never static.
Void
The heart turns fully black, absorbing the weight of grief, loneliness, and endings. The melt here feels heavier, more final, but still speaks to the impermanence of even the darkest phases.
Tangle
The final print weaves red and black into a tangled, swirling pattern—a visual nod to emotional complexity, chaos, and growth. The heart continues to dissolve, but this time into something richer, something earned.
Together, these prints invite viewers to confront their own emotional landscapes—not to resolve them, but to sit with them, let them melt, and learn something in the puddle.
