Poised at the intersection of photography and sculpture, Xingze Li creates ethereal portraits of wall and interior. His work lends weight to mostly unassuming blank walls and banal corners in domestic and semi-public spaces. Immersing himself in the ambiguity and richness of the surface textures, and with the desire to preserve those moments, Li uses his cell phone camera to take images, often of his home, studio, doorway or hotel room. He then turns these cellphone-captured photos into flat, sculptural installations that appear at once intimate and ancient.

Marked by a distinctive serene sensuality, each work fuses the perspective of the scene when the artist was in front of those walls and surfaces, emphasizing the specific appearance when the color, shade and light all come together and make that moment special and personal. The work blurs the sense of touch, proximity and the experience of light and form, provoking viewers to connect with what is often taken for granted.