Baopu #78: One Day, I May Forget You

In a 14 panel multi-colored comic, Yao starts by remembering a thought. It comes out like a fluffy cloud. Soon the fluffy clouds grow and grow, covering Yao's entire body. They got outside with all these memories surrounding them like a fluffy coat. Eventually, Yao takes the clouds to the ocean and lets them go one by one into the water. Now, without the memory coat surrounding them, they shiver cold and alone. Beneath the final comic is the sentence "One day, I may forget you."

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Yao Xiao

Yao Xiao is a China-born illustrator based in New York City. Yao Xiao creates artwork depicting a poetic visual world where complex concepts and human emotions are examined, amplified, and given physical form. Her work has helped people all over the globe connect at unique moments, from the celebration of the 20 Year Anniversary of the SXSW Interactive Festival, to the grand release of pop singer Katy Perry's single 'Dark Horse.' She has created deeply emotional and beautiful graphics for editorial print publications, pop music record covers, concert posters and book covers. Yao Xiao's serialized comic Baopu currently runs monthly on Autostraddle. It is an original comic exploring the nuances in searching for identities, connections and friendships through the fictional life of a young, queer emigrant. Baopu stands for 'holding simplicity,' a Taoist ideal of wishing to return to a simpler state. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Etsy or her website.

Yao has written 134 articles for us.

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