Artists explore reality perception using water, light at Beijing exhibition

Wang Jianwei's "Noon at 26°-2," an acrylic mixed media work on canvas, greets visitors at the entrance to the "Topo-Filters" exhibition at LCE Gallery in Beijing, Aug. 20, 2025. Water-borne pigment records duration as layered drift in the piece. [Photo by Liu Ziying/China.org.cn]