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Acrylic on Canvases
Wooden frame
140 x 180 cm | 55 x 71 in
2024

"Click the Like Button, immediately connects the artwork to the digital world, where emotions, interactions, and even relationships are often reduced to the simple act of pressing a button. By fragmenting the figure and the heart across different canvases, Li explores how modern-day affection and identity are often mediated through social media platforms. The disjointed nature of the canvases mirrors how online personas are curated through fragmented images, statuses, and posts, often disconnected from the full reality of a person."

The piece explores the fragmented nature of identity and emotion in the digital age, where people often engage in self-presentation through curated, disjointed snapshots of their lives.
