Xia's pieces reveal complex process of creating them

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His works show viewers his methods and his thinking process. The combined power of the numerous components gives a glimpse of his playful mind as well.

"He (Xia) manages to keep a distance from the naive cartoon style to build a new world of his own, a world merging sculptures and game, which is rare in the current art scene of China," says Sui Jianguo, who was Xia's teacher while he was pursuing a master's degree at the Central Academy of Fine Arts a few years ago.

Xia attempts to lead people to one-to-one communication in a fragmented world that is being controlled by both wired and wireless networks.

"We are living in two worlds, the real and cyber. People spend more time in the latter－just look at what they do on the subway, few talking and a lot of playing and chatting over smartphones," he says.