Dingji put forward a new concept: a space, Huangya Art Space, that explores the art of portraiture without being profit-oriented. In a time filled with competition and uncertainty due to the pandemic, Dingji persists in stubbornly 'discussing art'—a practice that seems detached from commercial interests yet truly elevates the production of portrait photography to its utmost perfection. This is commendable.

Within the corridors of the studio’s exhibition hall, a scene of mechanical aesthetics unfolds. It seems as if customers have been frozen and captured by the mechanical shutter in a millisecond and then the photos processed, uploaded and downloaded in real-time. Dingji’s artistic output is not akin to either the oil portraits of the 16th century Renaissance or the slow imaging of cameras in the 19th century.

It exists within a futuristic realm of silver and metallic textures, where capturing, storing, and managing photos online is unrestricted by technology, and photos never fade or get lost.