Set of portrait illustrations made between April and September 2025. The Illustrations are traditional ink drawings, remastered and colored in Adobe Photoshop with Wacom Cintiq.

This land is located in Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County, Jiuquan City, and was discovered by chance along the route from Dunhuang to Haixi, Qinghai. From a distance, it resembles a pyramid standing in the vast Northwest, quietly towering over the desolate Gobi Desert, compelling one to stop and gaze. Far from the bustling highways, reaching…