Peilin Lei

Over Empathy

"Over Empathy" is a captivating illustration that blurs the line between reality and imagination. The piece features a girl holding a glass of red wine, with the bottom of the glass attached to her eyes and the mouth of the glass facing the audience. The wine in the glass is overflowing, on the verge of spilling over and being wasted. This creates an illusion that the wine might be her tears or her empathy overflowing. The piece invites the viewer to consider the depth of their own emotions and their capacity for empathy. The illustration is a powerful commentary on the emotional labour involved in caring for others and the potential emotional toll it can take on an individual.