Artificial Fairies No.5 "Please Don't Go"

My art practice is derived from doll photography, which I started practicing when I was a kid. Inspired by the visual beauty of these mass-produced toy dolls, my paintings discuss the cultural context about the meanings behind objects that are human beings’ artificial imitations. I turn these externally lifeless models into internally living objects by capturing the sublime aesthetics of ideal humanoid form worshipping in doll images I create.
I also highlight the fact that they are only the imitation of human beings by making their joints noticeable. My goal is to stimulate my audiences’ imagination, creating a narrative that questions: what if dolls are actually living souls encaged by a silent, immobile shell? I paint dolls surrounded by real flowers, which have flaws but are still full of vitality. The contrast between dolls and plants creates this poetic space that makes people reconsider where the borderline between life and lifelessness is.