LentigoHome This is a photography project by Zixi that satirizes the plight of women in East Asian society. In 21st century China, women in some areas are still objectified and labeled as "wives" from birth. This is reflected in China’s culture of betrothal gifts, pulp for marriage, and other cultural dregs. In the marriage market, women are divided into different levels based on their appearance, whether they can do housework, whether their cooking is delicious, and whether they can bear sons for their husbands. In this cultural context, "lentigo" has become an excellent symbol of patriarchal oppression: moles on different parts of a woman's face are endowed with "husband-restraining destiny,"  "child-restraining destiny,"  "lasciviousness," and "gram wealth-restraining destiny" meaning. Like pork in a supermarket, women’s bodies are clearly priced based on feudal “quality,” leaving women in a long-term dilemma of scrutiny and self-doubt.

In this series of photography works, Zixi uses red clay and wool to simulate moles and the invisible cage that tightly binds women's freedom. The strong contrast between the black and white subject and the eye-catching red wool reflects the despair that surrounds women throughout their lives. zixi uses the grids and screens of supermarket trolleys to express the ubiquitous phenomena of "restriction" and "objectification" in life.