The theme of A-pian is the search for conflicting cultural symbols and the automatic subconscious communication behind them. 2020 was when COVID-19 exploded on a global scale, and its immediate consequences made international travel, diplomatic relations, and economic structures more complex and challenging. Cultural symbols that would have represented the United States, like the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, and the Golden Gate Bridge, are undergoing a collapse of different latitudes. Weijian tries to cross dual cultures, use photography as an "objective" medium to capture the cultural symbols from his perspective, and use identity to build a bridge named communication between the two points.
