Installation

The Grave of Effemination

The Chinese government has recently taken action against what it calls "sissy men" - males, often celebrities, deemed too effeminate. The government said that nowadays Chinese men are losing their "masculinity" by wearing makeups, having manicure... More

Installation

Heart Attack

This work centers on the image of a heart, reconstructed through soft material and fragile surfaces. The form suggests a body under intervention, echoing the visual language of surgery and repair. At its core, a structure appears, holding the heart... More

Work by

Fangying Zhu aka. Cynthia

Illustration

“The Emotion Gardener” invites you to cultivate all feelings as rare botanical specimens, visualizing how emotions are harvested and repurposed to shape a resilient self.”

Design Collection

Installation

This body of work explores the relationship between appearance, emotion, and identity through sculptural installations. By transforming familiar objects into symbolic forms, I examine how everyday materials can carry deeper personal and social meanings.

The Grave of Effemination

The Chinese government has recently taken action against what it calls "sissy men" - males, often celebrities, deemed too effeminate. The government said that nowadays Chinese men are losing their "masculinity" by wearing makeups, having manicure... More

Heart Attack

This work centers on the image of a heart, reconstructed through soft material and fragile surfaces. The form suggests a body under intervention, echoing the visual language of surgery and repair. At its core, a structure appears, holding the heart... More

Work by

Fangying Zhu aka. Cynthia

“The Emotion Gardener” invites you to cultivate all feelings as rare botanical specimens, visualizing how emotions are harvested and repurposed to shape a resilient self.”