Children’s picture book—Pigeon and Cat

A children’s picture book exploring how two animals share the same city while experiencing it in entirely different ways — told almost entirely through image.

The cat’s world is heavy and close: deep oranges, slate greys, and rough layered brushwork packed with traffic, noise, and overflowing bins. The pigeon’s world opens up into soft sky blues and warm yellows, with loose brushwork and room to breathe.

Framing reinforces this contrast. The cat sits at ground level, enclosed by dense surroundings; the pigeon is seen from above, with space extending in every direction. The reader doesn’t just observe the difference — they experience it from within each perspective.

No text directs interpretation. Colour, texture, and composition carry the narrative alone, leaving the contrast open-ended and inviting readers to bring their own experience to it.

As a Taiwanese artist based in the UK, I bring a personal sensitivity to shifts in environment — how space feels, how pace changes, how the familiar can become unfamiliar. Rather than addressing this directly, these ideas are embedded quietly within the visual structure of the work, emerging through contrast and perspective.