We Are Beautiful, 2022, chinese watercolor on paper, 42 x 42 in. / 106.68 x 106.68 cm.

We Are Beautiful, Xiang Gao, 2022, chinese watercolor on paper, 42 x 42 in. / 106.68 x 106.68 cm.

This piece is inspired by the Vitiligo Series by British photographer Brock Elbank. At some point in our lives, we have all felt misunderstood, alone, or different from the crowd—and that is completely normal, whatever ‘normal’ even means. With this piece, I hope to contribute to the body posi