The crowd

Feixue Mei

A series of illustrations represent my reflection on people’s negative group behavior. An individual immersed for some length of time in a crowd soon finds oneself either in consequence of magnetic influence given out by the crowd or from some other cause of which we are ignorant.

They are impulsive and irritable. They exaggerate the sentiments. They follow each other. They judge for no reason. Each image focuses on a particular theme, such as cyberbully, bad words on social media, fan gaze, and judgment, and more.

Feixue Mei is an interdisciplinary artist and an Assistant Professor at Northwest Missouri State University. She is fascinated by mass media and internet culture. Her work explores diverse media such as publications, videos, performances, illustrations, comics, and installations. Her creative practice and research have been recognized by the PCA/ ACA Conferences; Printed Matter Art Book Fairs; Art and Education, a collaboration between Artforum and e_flux; International Design Award (IDA), COW…

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