Illustration

Bai Ze

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Bai Ze” uses rebirth to point out the bias on child vulnerability that the society should also focus on their mental health when they grow up.

Illustration

Binbogami

This illustration is from the series, ‘Yokai’. “Binbogami” shows the bias on poverty and wealth.

Illustration

Door-God

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Door-God” shows our against the bias on race refer to the incidents of targeting the Asian community

Painting

Guava_Firework

This painting is from the series, ‘Memory of the Guava’, it is a still life of the guavas. The shadows of the guavas are the contour of two people which are not touched, to imply the fact that I’m not able to meet my grandma again.

Painting

Guava_Fruits

This painting is from the series, ‘Memory of the Guavas’. It is a still life of the guavas. The shadows of the guavas are the contour of two people which are not touched, to imply the fact that I’m not able to meet my grandma again.

Illustration

Hinoenma

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Hinoenma” shows the bias in gender that society always take more attention to domestic violence against women than that against males.

Illustration

Karyobinga

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Karyobinga” shows the bias on public figures.

Illustration

Kitsune no Yomeiri

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Kitsune no Yomeiri” uses ‘Digital Divide’ to show the bias on age.

Installation

Oni no Kannebutsu

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. This piece shows the bias in education that a ‘good’ school would guarantee a good future.

Illustration

Oshiroi Baba

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Oshiroi Baba” shows those people who blindly follow the trend of beauty and fashion which is popular in social media, which shows the bias on the beauty that things look beautiful is good.

Illustration

Sugoroku

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Sugoroku” shows Yokai from different regions play a board game to reflect the bias in geography.

Illustration

Yokai City

This illustration is for the series, ‘Yokai’. “Yokai City” shows different biases in work occupation.

Work by

Yu Rong Xue aka. Ürong X

Illustration

“‘Yokai’ reveals various types of bias and stereotypes through contemporary social issues by redesigning the monster characters and adapting the Asian monsters’ origins.”