Miss Shanghai began as an exploration of femininity and identity through the visual language of the city where I was born and raised. Drawing on fashion, old photographs, decorative patterns and the changing image of Shanghai, I created women who seemed to belong somewhere between memory and imagination.
Over time, these cultural and decorative references began to shift, while my attention increasingly turned towards the figure itself — its pose, presence, and the roles it inhabits
The Orchid Pavilion，2012
Oil and collage on canvas, 55 × 96 cm
Ruan Ling-yu，2016
Oil on canvas with painted transparent film
38 × 45 cm
On Strings，2016
Oil and collage on canvas, 40 × 60cm
Miss Shanghai-1，2007
Oil and collage on canvas, 80 × 120 cm
Miss Shanghai-2，2008
Oil and collage on canvas, 80 × 100 cm
Miss Shanghai-3，2008
Oil and collage on canvas, 80 × 120 cm
Will Tomorrow Be Better?，2013 Oil and collage on canvas, 35 × 45 cm
Miss Shanghai
2007-2016
The Crystal Ball，2013
Oil and collage on canvas, 40.5 × 60 cm
Miss Shanghai began as an exploration of femininity and identity through the visual language of the city where I was born and raised. Drawing on fashion, old photographs, decorative patterns and the changing image of Shanghai, I created women who seemed to belong somewhere between memory and imagination.
Over time, these cultural and decorative references began to shift, while my attention increasingly turned towards the figure itself — its pose, presence, and the roles it inhabits.