This drawing expresses my realisation of living under the mixed reality and the struggle to break through the cell-like inescapable digital world. Being a digital generation that our socio-cultural identity is inseparable with the digital world, it has always been a challenge for me to find myself and understand the everyday happenings under this mixed reality. To convey this intertwined digital and physical reality in today's world, I used the colour inverted effect on this drawing to create an imaginary space that represents the digital reality. The two girls that is hugging each other expresses the embracement of mixed reality in today's world. Viewer could use the colour inverted filter with their phone to see how the colour inverted girl looks like, but there will always be one girl stayed in the colour inverted space (digital reality).
This artwork and the visual elements are also inspired by the exhibition "Reality Dropout" presented by the artist Little Thunder in 2022.