“If I really painted something,” reflects Qi Wenzhang, “it would be some of the atmosphere of the times we live in…” Despite revealing that he received no formal training from a Chinese art academy, Qi deftly conjures otherworldly paintings that hover somewhere between reality and fantasy. These liminal spaces are occupied by lonely, nameless individuals who appear to be lost or searching for something. Qi believes that their postures speak for themselves, and in this case, embody a poignant sense of longing and vulnerability experienced by many contemporary Chinese individuals.

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