A Thousand Peaks, 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 06"

Curator: Lee Chun-Yi's "A Thousand Peaks," part of the "Sacrifice" series, presents us with a compelling visual puzzle. Editor: It's unsettling, isn't it? Like a landscape trapped behind a digital screen or a distorted memory struggling to surface. Curator: The grid, of course, speaks volumes. It fractures the traditional landscape, perhaps commenting on imposed structures and control. That single, maroon dot above it – a sun? A symbolic eye? Editor: Maybe a surveillance point, considering the title. "Sacrifice" – who is sacrificing what? The mountains, the landscape itself, seem violated, made subservient to some technological gaze. Curator: Or is it about human sacrifice, the cost of progress weighed against the beauty of nature, rendered here as a digitized, abstracted offering? Editor: I see a critique of power dynamics. How landscapes are commodified, controlled, and ultimately, sacrificed for societal advancement. Curator: The power of symbols and the weight of our cultural baggage give this image its haunting quality. Editor: Ultimately, it encourages us to question whose narrative is being visualized and at what expense.