Happiness in the Palm

Dangyong Liu’s Happiness in the Palm depicts a hand tightly gripping a hard stone, leaving a deep imprint of the palm on its surface. Through this tangible expression, the piece conveys a profound idea: the source of happiness doesn’t lie in fleeting moments of enjoyment but is found in the continuous effort and struggle that one endures. Happiness has no specific method, time, place, or form—it is something that transcends ordinary experience.

Each handprint symbolizes the traces of this repeated artistic effort and renewal, which the artist refers to as “happiness.” To make this concept more accessible to viewers, Liu has encapsulated these imprints within the shape of a hand.

Happiness always resides in the palm that continues to strive and struggle.