The Strange Zoo of DialoguesSHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF VISUAL ARTS

The Strange Zoo of Dialogues is a work that records the present situation of modern society. Through a “big book within a small book” structure, which cleverly separates dialogue from artistic expression, the book presents a clear picture of the modern state of society: facial anxiety, entertainment to death, social desertification. With its geometric style and bright, highly saturated colors, it brings readers a double impact of vision and thinking.

In the book, the protagonist strays into a strange zoo and starts a conversation with its anthropomorphic animals. Rabbits focus on appearance, symbolizing appearance anxiety in modern society; Bear is addicted to short videos and entertainment, reflecting the phenomenon of entertainment to death; The lamb looks on coldly, showing the apathy of the society gradually losing its warmth. These animals are both symbolic phenomena of society and mirror images of our hearts, revealing deeply about our current psychological and social environment.