Spirit of objects

A sculptor creates visual layers in the human and animal figures that he crafts, Lin Qi reports.

When Wu Weishan visited Chinese sculptor Liu Huanzhang's home years ago, the director of the National Art Museum of China was impressed by a great number of statues of people and animals that filled every room and passageway.

"In the concrete forest of a metropolis, Liu builds up in his small space an art world that feels warm and magical," Wu says.