"I'm everywhere": Chinese artist inserts herself into iconic celebrity photos

Artist and photographer Celine Liu inserts herself into iconic celebrity photos, traveling beyond time and space.

Celine Liu is an artist and photographer from China, graduate of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University.

Celine is the author of a series of works called "I'm everywhere", which she started in 2002, challenging the global cultural landscape. The girl literally penetrated into the iconic portraits of the history of photography.

With physicist Albert Einstein

Moving beyond time and space, Celine Liu portrays herself alongside such famous personalities as Charlie Chaplin, Pablo Picasso, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Princess Diana and others.

With the 35th US President John F. Kennedy

Celine's creative process is divided into two stages: first, she searches the Internet for portraits of celebrities that will appeal to both Chinese and Western audiences, and then edits them by inserting her image. To match the spirit of the photo, the girl makes a make-up appropriate to the era, hairstyle and picks up clothes.

The photographer admitted that she was inspired by old photos from her own family archive for this project. With this photo project, she expresses concern about the absurd worship of celebrities, while at the same time demonstrating the possibilities of photography in the modern world.

With Princess Diana, the first wife of the heir to the British throne

In 2016, she received a prestigious award in the field of art, and in 2017 her works were exhibited at the oldest photography festival "Meetings in Arles" in France.

With American artist Andy Warhol

With Mao Zedong

With French writer and feminist Simone de Beauvoir

With Song Meiling, Chinese political activist, wife of Chiang Kai-shek

With Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn

With the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso

With British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

And another photo with Simone de BeauvoirWith American artist Andy Warhol

With American actress and singer Marilyn Monroe

With activist Martin Luther King

In the company of the master of silent comedy Charlie Chaplin

Celine says that among the heroes of her photographs, she likes the writer Simone de Beauvoir and artist Frida Kahlo. The girl intends to continue her project and replenish it with fresh works.