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The Man I've Become, 2021

face-mounted digital print, 36 × 36 in. (91.5 × 91.5 cm)

This work was included in a 2021 group exhibition at the Dal Schindell Gallery called “Healing in Colour: Stories of Race, Faith, and Mental Health.” Liu poignantly traces his own story in this work: “If that seven-year-old boy was to meet the man I am today, he would not recognize me. I had to leave him behind. That boy was different and a target for discrimination. I had to be someone else. But it seems the boy never left. A part of me is still the boy that was bullied and misunderstood. Over time, it led me to self-hate, anxiety, depression, poor self-image, and shame. Then I met someone who was also strange, rejected, and discriminated against. I guess I felt connected to Jesus because of that. Maybe together we can find acceptance and life again."