A Thousand Trees on Rolling Hills, from the series "Sacrifice" One from a set of twenty-four album leaves; ink on paper; with signature in clerical script (lishu) reading "Li Junyi 90"

Editor: This is Lee Chun-Yi's "A Thousand Trees on Rolling Hills", part of the "Sacrifice" series. I'm struck by how the pixelated effect transforms the landscape. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The grid structure dominates. Observe how it overlays and almost subsumes the naturalistic image, creating a tension between representation and abstraction. The single red dot adds another layer, disrupting the grayscale. Editor: So the dot is a deliberate disruption? Curator: Precisely. Its symbolic weight, given its isolated position, encourages us to consider the balance of elements within the composition itself. What might the grid represent? Editor: Maybe the constraints of modern life on nature? I find the conversation around the elements to be very engaging. Curator: Indeed, an interpretation supported by the careful formalism here.