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.

Wealth-Tip of Nose

13*13cm

For Sale: £300

Persistent-Eyebrows

11*34cm

For Sale: £400

Love-Eyes

12*21cm

For Sale: £500

Alive-Philtrum

20*42cm

For Sale: £600

Expression-Mouth

10*19cm

For Sale: £500

Fame-Cheekbone

5.5*11.5cm

For Sale: £200