This illustration focuses on explaining why our generation is willing to spend a lot of time on our phones. We can relax and even feel the support from the online community instead of feeling stressed or trapped in reality. This illustration takes a look at the housing market our generation is facing and underlining the fact it is extremely hard to have a house of our own, due to unattainable cost. This illustration depicts the fear and uncertainty our generation face as a recent college graduate. This illustration imagines a future when we cannot afford vehicles and had to use traffic tools such as electric hoverboards. It aims to create an understanding of young people today who are not able to afford cars and forced to choose cheaper options. This illustration is focusing on the issue of why our generation is not good at self-care. By depicting a chaotic “Cinderella transformation”, it underlines even we all dreams to be the real Cinderella but we often have much cruel reality. This illustration is about how our generation often has difficulty in grocery-shopping because of our lack of cooking experience. This illustration aims to communicate as a younger generation we believe body piercing and tattoo is a form of art and we are aiming to create a more inclusive culture. Close Generational Pull “Generational Pull” focuses on the challenges being faced by Generation Z and their relationship with various societal institutions, the series of illustration aim to create understanding by sharing collective experience. Sophie Gao ↗ ..... www.sophiegao.design @ ..... sophiegaoillustration@gmail.com 2020 Sonya Katashonova Stefan Culum