This work places the Phoenix where it doesn’t usually belong. Instead of flame and reassurance, it stands among skulls, reaper shadows, and ritual remains. Not to cleanse them, but to coexist. The result is not comfort, but tension. As a Halloween banner or backdrop, the piece invites viewers to stand…
This project was built around refusal. Refusal to make the creature monstrous. Refusal to let death imagery resolve into spectacle. Zouyu allowed me to examine how benevolence behaves under pressure—how it can become threatening simply by remaining intact. Halloween provided a stage where that contradiction could exist without apology. As…