Popping out of the ocean like an inflated Octorok, a Tequila Sunset coloured squid pelts the camera with an onslaught of designer Louis Vuitton suitcases. In the surrounding chaos muscular men dance in speedos and swimming caps, tanned to a crisp brown, aging figures hand happily from a cross and a smorgasbord of treats are laid out for consumption.
Originally created as a first-person video game called Paradise (2018), Xia Han has framed a singular moment of ecstasy creating a new print edition Vacation Paradise (2020), which responses to our Covid-19 warped relation with consumption, power and desire. When the lockdown lifts we all run out to the stores to stock up on premium goods.