The manifold surfaces of Geng Yini’s painting testify to the virtual lives we live, dancing between multiple windows and times. Created during the global COVID-19 pandemic, her painting explores the conundrum of virtual power when the world turned to online communities for solace. Within it, she repeatedly references the bat, an animal in which COVID-19 purportedly originated. At the centre is a herculean man symbolising human power, contrasted with ancient ferns that have existed for 350 million years. This backdrop serves as a humbling reminder that human history is merely a fleeting moment in the planet’s timeline.

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