Fate and Face
Inspired by the traditional Chinese concept of the “Seven Emotions and Six Desires” and Chinese physiognomy (Mian Xiang), my work explores the relationship between the proportions of human facial features and six forms of human desire: survival, persistence, love, expression, fame, and wealth. The philtrum, eyebrows, eyes, mouth, nasal tip, and cheekbones each correspond to one of these desires. By altering their proportions according to their personal significance, I reconstruct the face as a visual map of the inner self, questioning how desire, identity, and imagined destiny might be revealed through facial proportions.
13*13cm
For Sale: £300
11*34cm
For Sale: £400
12*21cm
For Sale: £500
20*42cm
For Sale: £600
10*19cm
For Sale: £500
5.5*11.5cm
For Sale: £200