ABOUT THE WORK
Material: Graphite pencil, acrylic and printing ink on paper
During the long month of lockdown in the UK I felt very isolated because I had just moved from Shanghai... Read More
During the long month of lockdown in the UK I felt very isolated because I had just moved from Shanghai to London. I was unable to travel back to China and couldn't make new friends here. Staying at home made me restless. I almost felt locked up. I removed the canvas from on of the frames and started to paint inside a empty frame. The movement of my thick graphite pen was restricted by the barrier of the frame as was my on personal movement in the real world. Looking at the series to me it still is the exact depiction of my emotions at the time.