Wenxin Yin

Wenxin Yin is an illustrator and artist from southern China, currently based in London. She studied digital media art at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and graduated in 2019. There Wenxin designed and created 3D models, learning to use different software to bring them to life and enhance their details. However, one day, while she was repeating these steps she suddenly realized that she needed to return to drawing.

Wenxin established her own personal studio in 2019, where she was responsible for large-scale commercial mural painting and brand image design. Wenxin's work delves into the subtle changes in people's emotions and their reflections on social phenomena.

The cover of picture book《 Please Wait A Moment 》.

Once, while watching a movie in the theater, there was a boring scene that made me want to speed up the playback. I could not help but wish for a button that could speed things up with just a press, and the thought even made my palms itch. I realised that certain habits had brought about changes in me.

Nowadays, most video apps have a function to adjust playback speed. I use this feature a lot, and I've come to realise that a slow pace (or rather, a normal pace) makes me anxious and I seem to lose some of my ability to wait.

These experiences have had a profound impact on my work. They have sparked my contemplation on time, rhythm, and waiting, as well as the emotions and experiences of individuals in a fast-paced society.

Part 1

Part 2

This project depicts my interpretation of waiting and aims to convey the importance of waiting to people in a restless era. In my drawings, people are doing nothing but waiting. They have no mouths because when you are simply waiting, there is no need for talking. These figures are moments of my own waiting that I have recorded.

Part 1: It is a book without words, page numbers, or a specific reading order. You can start reading from the left or from the right. The circles represent clocks and also symbolize a cycle. These bodies resemble the hour and minute hands of a clock. There are twelve people in the artwork, representing the numbers on a clock. As you flip through the pages, it feels like the clock is ticking second by second.

Part 2: People gather together, but there is no interaction or communication. Their fading dresses symbolize the passage of time. The time you spend gazing at this drawing is the time you are waiting for.

I have incorporated a lot of red in my visuals, drawing from my memories of a clock. There has always been a red clock on the wall in my home since I can remember. I have moved homes twice, but this clock has always stayed with my family. If I need to choose a color to represent time or clocks, it would be red.

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