Space Sailors (Russia Series)

This image shows Chinese astronauts at a press conference following a trip to space. The text is taken from an official Russian communiqué celebrating the Chinese achievement. The Chinese word for astronaut, taikonaut, comes from the Chinese word for space (taika) and the Greek word for sailor (nautēs ‘sailor’), making the word something like space-sailor. The painting tries to convey humanity’s vain attempt to conquer the cosmos.