Image: Exhibition photo of “Helen,” 2024, by Yifan Li. The painting is a 76 x 60 inches work of oil, pastel, and charcoal on canvas. In the foreground of the work the viewer sees two black lines cross, this can be understood as the criss cross frame of a four pane window. This intersection is in the bottom left quadrant of the work. In the top right pane, which takes up a considerable amount of space we see a pinkish peach hue. Throughout the piece, blue, red, and yellow marks create the effect of multiple perspectives, these lines recede into the background and push forward to to the foreground, closer than the frame itself. Depending on the angle and time when engages with the work, different associations and images arise from the work. Photo courtesy of Goldfinch Gallery.