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With a 25-year devotion to making illustrated books, prolific author-illustrator Jimmy Liao is, for his readers, synonymous with the genre of metropolitan fairy tales. His work delivers fantasy, warmth and a healing power through dreamy scenarios, soft colors and a mood of slight sorrow. A state of being lost only to find oneself later is a recurring theme in his world of pictures. This is what has inspired the presentation of The Found and the Lost, an immersive, interactive exhibition in which five of Liao's best-selling books are integrated — A Fish That Smiled at Me; Turn Left, Turn Right; Missing My Cat, Mr Wing and The Moon Forgets — taking people on a journey that evokes memories of childhood and pains of growth, and to find hope and courage. A WeChat mini-app was developed to help the audience navigate the exhibition at Today Art Museum, which includes drawings, interactive games, performances and installations and runs until Oct 8, and is the first stop on a domestic and overseas tour. Liao made his debut in the world of picture books in 1998 with two works, Secrets in the Woods and A Fish That Smiled at Me. His books have been published in several languages. Turn Left, Turn Right was adapted into a movie in 2003, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung, and extending Liao's work to a wider audience.

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