Butterfly
Butterfly

Illustration

Butterfly

Butterfly and boy

Corrupted Memory
Corrupted Memory

Painting

Corrupted Memory

painted based on my childhood memory in China.

Difference
Difference

Illustration

Difference

The boy sees a huge parade crowd in front of him.

Doll House
Doll House

Illustration

Doll House

The house full of dolls

Drowning
Drowning

Illustration

Drowning

The boy drowns in his own self-abasement.

Escape
Escape

Illustration

Escape

The trunks of the woods represent the parade's hands, and the boy is trying to escape away from them.

Invisible
Invisible

Illustration

Invisible

The boy wants to join the parade but the crowd ignored him as he is invisible.

Make Your Own Path
Make Your Own Path

Illustration

Make Your Own Path

The boy fins his own parade group.

Mirror
Mirror

Painting

Mirror

Me in the mirror

Reborn
Reborn

Illustration

Reborn

The boy reborn under the moonlight drops, shedding off his broken shell and shows his true self.

Return
Return

Illustration

Return

The boy gains courage and confidently walks back and faces his fear.

Sefl-Doubt
Sefl-Doubt

Illustration

Sefl-Doubt

The boy questions himself if it was his fault that he couldn't fit into the parade.

The Goldfish
The Goldfish

Painting

The Goldfish

Goldfish and girl falling

Trying To Fit In
Trying To Fit In

Illustration

Trying To Fit In

The boy tries to fit into the parade crowd by changing his appearance.

Unaccepted
Unaccepted

Illustration

Unaccepted

The boy is being unaccepted by the crowd even he has changed his outfit to be apart of the parade.

Work by

Ruina Cao

Illustration

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