PIXY LIAO - EXPERIMENTAL RELATIONSHIP Vol.1.1

PIXY LIAO
EXPERIMENTAL RELATIONSHIP Vol.1.1

Published by Jiazazhi, 2021
Book Size 16.8 x 26 cm
Pages, 160 Pages
Limited edition of 500
Softcover

This book is mainly a collection of photos from Experimental Relationship project from 2007 to 2017. As a woman brought up in China, I used to think I could only love someone who is older and more mature than me, who can be my protector and mentor . Then I met my current boyfriend, Moro. Since he is 5 years younger than me, I felt that whole concept of relationships changed, all the way around. I became the person who has more authority & power. One of my male friends even questioned how I could choose a boyfriend the way a man would choose a girlfriend. And I thought, “Damn right! That’s exactly what I’m doing, & why not?!”
I started thinking seriously about the significance of this relationship, and experimenting with photographs. My photos explore the alternative possibilities of heterosexual relationships. Moro made me realize that heterosexual relationship doesn't need to be standardized. Depending on the individuals, every two people will have a different type of relationship. Even if the relationship is not the type we are familiar with, it still exists and has its own benefits. The purpose of this experiment is to break the inherent relationship model and reach a new equilibrium. Because Moro is Japanese, and I am Chinese, this project also describes a love-hate relationship. I plan to continue this project as long as we are together. I hope this is the first collection of photos of several to follow.
Publisher's Statement

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This book is mainly a collection of photos from the Experimental Relationship project from 2007 to 2017. As a woman raised in China, I used to think that I could only love someone older and more mature than me, who could be my protector and mentor. Then I met my current boyfriend, Moro. Since he is five years younger than me, I felt that the whole concept of relationships was changing, in every sense of the word. I became the person with the most authority and power. One of my male friends even asked me how I could choose a boyfriend the way a man would choose a girlfriend. And I thought, “That’s right! That’s exactly what I do, & why not?!”
I started to think seriously about the meaning of this relationship, and experimented with photography. My photos explore alternative possibilities of heterosexual relationships. Moro made me realize that heterosexual relationships don’t need to be standardized. Depending on the individual, two people will have a different type of relationship. Even if the relationship is not the one we know, it still exists and has its own benefits. The goal of this experiment is to break the inherent relationship pattern and reach a new balance. Since Moro is Japanese and I am Chinese, this project also describes a love-hate relationship. I intend to continue this project for as long as we are together. I hope this is the first collection of photos of multiple people to follow.
Publisher's text.