Paradise on Earth · Kunming
March – April 2026
- Material
- Ink on raw xuan paper
- Dimensions
- 50 × 50 cm · 20 × 20 in
- Location
- Kunming, Yunnan
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Picture Story
Ink on raw xuan paper, 50 × 50 cm, created in Kunming, March 2026.
Fresh from losing both parents, the artist's heart was heavy with grief. Facing humanity's current condition with deep concern, he transformed inner weight into a visual call through minimalist brushwork — both self-healing and a light of awakening.
The imagery in the painting probes like a voice in darkness: Is humanity still present? Does the spirit still endure?
Project Story
March 15 to mid-April 2026. This series was created by the artist upon returning to Kunming after a self-healing journey through Laos and Thailand, resonating with other scrolls of Paradise on Earth made during his travels.
The loss of his parents was still fresh, the grief raw; simultaneously, crises in the external world were unfolding in succession — from the lingering trauma of the pandemic to continuous conflicts between the US and Iran, the flames of Gaza, and the Russia–Ukraine war — humanity's fate hangs in the balance.
Self-made charcoal · traditional mineral pigments · raw xuan paper