Qi-Heng Xiao 蕭其珩

Qi-Heng Xiao (b. 1991) often uses Google Maps to find the places he wants to visit. He also uploads photos of these places, and leaves notes, reviews, and comments on them. When he started publishing his notes from his phone on the Google Maps app, he realized that there are considerable differences between reality and what he remembered, and that these differences make the memorized scenery unique. He borrows the phrase "best place" from the manga character Umemiya Ryunosuke (Dragon of the Wooden Sword) from Shaman King, who is always in search for his best place. This "best place" symbolizes a place where he can return to his true self. Xiao’s paintings are prompted by daily life events that he considers to be “concepts that are closer to mistakes.” Faulty scenarios occurring in his thoughts merge with his physical surroundings and form a new scenery that never feels quite right or accurate.​

Submitted by NUNU FINE ART