Artwork title : Death 02

In the history of the development of Chinese surnames, there was a phenomenon in which for a period of a thousand years, word “dead was removed from the characters that constituted surnames as its usage was considered unlucky. This reveals that within the Eastern tradition, death is considered a taboo topic of discussion. As to avoid explicitly saying the word “death”, other terms such as “pass away” and “crane immortal” became popularized in daily communication.

At the center of this series of art are transparent faces, representative of deceased individuals lying peacefully. Each face is unique and is expressed through the rich details of each work, such as visualizing the bright starry sky of when they were alive or the ocean in their memories. Even in a dark environment without lights, each piece still possesses a luminous effect, as if the rhythm of their life has never left.

In my work, death is conveyed in a bright, colorful and undisguised way with the hope of telling people that although death is cold, it does not mean it is the end. This piece hopes to show that there is nothing be afraid of when it comes to death, which is a necessary “stop” in life, and that only through facing death head-on can we value living the lives we have.