This series of photographs was created in response to Xi Jingpin’s infamous zero-case policy which led to Shanghai’s 2022 lockdown and was soon followed by the Ürümqi fire incident later that year, causing a series of nationwide protests against Xi’s governing.

Life is a calculated risk. Far too often, we made the safest choices that ended up getting us nowhere in life. Freedom can’t be achieved apart from risks, but only through risks.