Powell Library’s rotunda has traded in books for vibrant ponchos. “When you come into Powell, you can’t miss it,” said Patricia Greenfield, a distinguished professor of psychology and the curator of “Weaving Generations Together,” an exhibit consisting of Maya weavings and embroideries. Read more...

Photo: Psychology distinguished professor Patricia Greenfield organized “Weaving Generations Together” at Powell Library, an exhibit consisting of Maya weavings and embroideries which she acquired during field research in Mexico.(Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)

Joaquin Barlow turned a dream about his death into a film project that consisted of Russian ants, steak and sugar water. He said the Russian ants were just figments of his imagination conjured up in a dream, and his reveries serve as just one of his many sources of inspiration. Read more...

Photo: Joaquin Barlow, a fourth-year Design | Media Arts student, has worked on several film projects including one based on a dream he had about killer ants. Barlow constructed a cardboard box and placed a steak covered in sugar water in it to film ants eating. He also created a music video for the band Apollo Soul that follows an old man as he gets ready for the day. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

Rebeca Méndez first fell in love with design while creating rubbings of ancient Mayan archaeology sites with her father.   It was during her childhood archaeology trips to the Mayan ruins that she became fascinated with the people’s ancient symbolic systems as well as their storytelling power. Read more...

Photo: Professor Rebeca Méndez is the first Latina women to be inducted into the One Club Creative Hall of Fame. She said she wants to use the recent honor as a new platform to speak about diversity and inclusion. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)