Potential joint appearances in digital content or specialized media.
Costa herself has spoken publicly about the trauma she experienced during her captivity. In a statement, she said that she was "physically and emotionally abused" during her time in captivity. janny costa liu gang
The "gaze" in Liu Gang’s work is one of detachment. The viewer looks at the painting not to connect with a person, but to analyze a system. The body is public property, flattened by the weight of modernity. The "gaze" in Liu Gang’s work is one of detachment
Liu Gang’s figures often appear trapped behind wire mesh or drawn lines, symbolizing the constraints of a bureaucratic or urbanized society. Similarly, Janny Costa’s persona exists behind the "screen." She is accessible yet untouchable. Both figures present a version of humanity that is mediated by technology—one by the brushstroke of industrialization, the other by the bandwidth of the internet. Liu Gang’s figures often appear trapped behind wire