"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, how many likes will this selfie get?" The woman tightly gripped her phone and pressed "post." She carefully examined her meticulously retouched reflection in the mirror, finding her face within the phone's screen, and then subtly sharpened her chin a little more.
Each time, she checked the number of likes in the mirror. She was still the most beautiful woman. Addicted, the gaze of the crowd transformed her into a vessel for projected desires. She slowly sank, and from then on, lived happily ever after in the square magic mirror, without sorrow.
・The latest illustrated creation by Hsin-Wen Yeh, an artist shortlisted for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition, Angoulême Digital Comics Award, 3x3 Illustration Awards, and Golden Butterfly Awards. ・Beginning with book design, moving backward to experimental paneling, and then to the core narrative imagery in her creative process. ・A gently thorny depiction of women who find their "face" in their phones, and the means by which they pursue love and likes, concerning social media and appearance anxiety.
